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Accra Conference Produces 19-Point Framework for Slavery Reparations
A three-day meeting in Ghana last week yielded calls for formal apologies, debt relief and cultural restitution after a UN resolution on the slave trade. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced three new international bodies to advance the agenda.
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A three-day conference titled “Next Steps” on slavery and reparatory justice ended in Accra, Ghana, last week with a 19-point framework that calls for formal apologies, reparations mechanisms, return of cultural artefacts and human remains, debt relief, educational initiatives and stronger international cooperation.
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@AJEnglish reported that actors and students re-enacted scenes from the slave trade at Christiansborg Castle, also known as Osu Castle, a former holding point for enslaved Africans before transatlantic shipment. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution recognising the trafficking of enslaved Africans and racialised chattel slavery as among the gravest crimes against humanity.
The measure, backed by 123 countries, was the first in the UN’s history devoted exclusively to the topic. Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa attended the opening of the Accra meeting. Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama announced the creation of three international bodies focused on reparatory justice, cultural restitution and legal affairs.
French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the conference by video message. The Dutch government formally apologised in 2022 for its role in slavery, while France recognised slavery as a crime against humanity in 2001. Nana Dwomoh-Doyen Benjamin, executive director of the African Chamber of Content Producers, told @AJEnglish that the Accra meeting was a milestone but required concrete institutional reforms and stronger protections for returning members of the diaspora.
