African and Caribbean Leaders Issue Non-Binding Call for Apologies and Reparations at Ghana Conference

African and Caribbean leaders gathered in Accra, Ghana, on Friday, June 19, 2026, and urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations for the trafficking of enslaved Africans. ” Ghana’s Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa addressed delegates at the opening of the Slavery Reparations Conference in Accra on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. N.

The resolution is non-binding but carries moral authority. Organizers stated that the Ghana conference aimed to move the reparations debate from recognition to concrete measures, including moves to require compensation under international law. Approximately 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by traders from European nations from the 16th to the 19th century and enslaved on plantations.

N. resolution had created a new opportunity for meaningful engagement on reparations. He said the effects of slavery continue to be felt across Africa, the Caribbean, and the wider African diaspora.

“We’re here because recognition creates responsibility, and because the enduring consequences of this history continue to demand thoughtful, coordinated, and sustained international engagement,” Mahama told delegates from more than 80 countries. At a reparations summit in Ghana in 2023, participants proposed establishing a Global Reparation Fund.

U.S. should be repaid in some way, such as being given land or money. com reported that some activists say reparations should include direct financial payments, developmental aid for countries, and the return of colonized resources.