President John Dramani Mahama is expected to depart Accra on Monday, March 23, 2026, for New York City to participate in the United Nations General Assembly, where he will deliver a key address on slavery remembrance and reparatory justice.
The visit forms part of Ghana’s participation in activities marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
According to Presidential Spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the President’s trip is centred on advancing global conversations on reparatory justice.
In a statement, he noted that President Mahama “will convene and deliver the keynote address at a High-Level Special Event on Reparatory Justice at the United Nations Headquarters,” themed “Reparatory Justice for the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans.”
President Mahama is also expected to address the UN General Assembly on Wednesday, where he will present Ghana’s position—adopted by the African Union—on a landmark resolution.
The resolution seeks to declare “the trafficking of enslaved Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.”
As part of his itinerary, the President will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York to honour enslaved Africans.
Beyond the UN engagements, he will travel to Pennsylvania to deliver a keynote address at Lincoln University and engage the Ghanaian community at Temple University
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