African and Caribbean leaders call for payments, debt cancellation, formal apologies over slavery
African and Caribbean leaders adopted a 19-point reparations plan in Ghana demanding financial compensation, debt cancellation and formal apologies.
TL;DR
- African and Caribbean leaders adopted a 19-point reparations plan in Ghana.
- The plan includes demands for financial compensation, debt cancellation, and formal apologies for the transatlantic slave trade.
- It also calls for the return of looted cultural artifacts, ancestral remains, and reforms to international financial institutions.
- The proposal will be presented at the next UN General Assembly.
- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama emphasized inheriting responsibility, not guilt, for historical atrocities.
- The plan seeks debt cancellation, climate justice financing, and expanded citizenship pathways for Africans in the diaspora.
- The conference follows a UN resolution recognizing transatlantic slavery as a grave crime against humanity.
- French President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged the suffering caused by slavery but stated reparations should not be seen as a final resolution.