Kofi Ahovi

  The Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) has commended the Government of Ghana and President John Dramani Mahama for spearheading the successful passage of a historic United Nations resolution on reparative justice for slavery. In a press statement issued on March 31, 2026, ISODEC described the resolution—which declares the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”—as a major milestone in the global pursuit of justice for people of African descent. The organisation noted that the resolution formally recognises the transatlantic slave trade, which led to the forced displacement of more than 12 million Africans, as a systemic crime with enduring consequences, rather than a distant historical tragedy. This historic resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade ‘the gravest crime against humanity’ is a major win not only for people of Africa and African descent but also for all those who strive for justice in the world,” the statement said. It ...

  Russia has expressed readiness to support African countries in calculating the total amount of reparations that Western nations could pay for crimes committed during the colonial period. The position was outlined on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, by  Irina Abramova , Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, during a press conference on the theme  “The Responsibility of Western Metropolises for the Consequences of Colonisation: History and Modernity,”  according to the African Initiative media agency. Her remarks come in the wake of growing global momentum for reparatory justice, following the backing of 123 nations for a motion at the United Nations to recognise the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime ever committed against humanity. The motion was tabled at the UN General Assembly by  John Dramani Mahama . Madam Abramova explained that Russia intends to collaborate with African experts to build a strong, eviden...

  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.” He added that the event “will bring together world leaders and high-level dignitaries to address this critical matter of historica...