African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery
- Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana agreed to establish a Global Reparation Fund to advocate for compensation for Africans enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade.
- People of African descent worldwide still face racial discrimination, according to a recent UN report, which supported reparations as "a cornerstone of justice in the 21st century".
- The conference in Ghana called for reparations to address the historical injustices, with actions including litigation, campaigns, and using the fund to correct economic problems on the continent.
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African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery
African Union and Caricom members establish global reparations fund and call for formal apologies from European nationsA global movement to seek reparations for slavery has been forged during a summit in Ghana this week, with the African Union partnering with Caribbean countries to form a “united front” to persuade European nations to pay for “historical mass crimes”.The partnership between the 55-member African Union and the Caribbean Community…
Ghana: towards the creation of a reparations fund for slavery
At a reparations summit in Ghana, delegates agreed Thursday to establish a Global Reparations Fund to seek compensation owed to millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the transatlantic slave trade.
A Ghana reparations summit agrees on a global fund to compensate Africans for the slave trade
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana have agreed to establish a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The agreement announced Thursday adds to the growing demands for reparations after about 12 million Africans were forcefully taken by European nations from the 16th to the 19th cen…
Ghana reparations summit calls for global fund to compensate Africans for slave trade
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana agreed Thursday to establish a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the transatlantic slave trade.
A Ghana reparations summit agrees on a global fund to compensate Africans for the slave trade – KION546
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Delegates at a reparations summit in Ghana have agreed to establish a Global Reparation Fund to push for overdue compensation for millions of Africans enslaved centuries ago during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. The agreement announced Thursday adds to the growing demands for reparations after about 12
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