Ghana’s President Calls Slave Trade ‘Greatest Crime,’ Pushes U.N. for Reparations

Ghana’s President Calls Slave Trade ‘Greatest Crime,’ Pushes U.N. for Reparations

In a first coordinated African-led effort at the United Nations, leaders have declared the Transatlantic Slave Trade as “the greatest crime against humanity” and called for reparations.   African leaders recently took the global stage at the U.N.’s General Assembly in New York, where Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, announced plans to submit the first formal motion demanding reparative justice.  The motion will challenge the international…

Reparations for slavery are not about charity, they are about justice – President Mahama

By: Ashiadey Dotse ‎President John Dramani Mahama has said reparations for the transatlantic slave trade must not be seen as an act of charity but as a matter of justice.‎‎Addressing the IPR Ghana and Africa Public Relations Association Knowledge Sharing Conference in Accra on Friday October 3, 2025, the President reminded participants that millions of Africans were enslaved, transported across the seas, and forced to build wealth for other nati…