Ghana conference urges slave-trade nations to issue apologies and reparations

African and Caribbean leaders in Ghana on Friday urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations over the trafficking of enslaved Africans after a landmark U.N. resolution in March declaring it "the gravest crime against humanity."

Ghana conference urges slave-trade nations to issue apologies and reparations

TL;DR

  • African and Caribbean leaders met in Ghana.
  • They urged former slave-trading nations to issue apologies and reparations.
  • This demand comes after a U.N. resolution declared the slave trade the "gravest crime against humanity."