African and Caribbean nations want countries which benefited from slavery to pay compensation but it will not be straightforward.

African nations are intensifying efforts to secure reparations for the colonial-era crimes that caused widespread devastation across the continent and beyond. On Nov. 30, African diplomats and leaders ...

Ghanaian President and African Union (AU) Champion for Reparations, John Mahama, has declared that Africa’s true independence cannot be achieved without reparations for centuries of exploitation.

The US stood almost alone at the United Nations this week in voting against an African resolution condemning the trans-Atlantic slave trade and kickstarting the campaign for reparations, potentially ...

Africa Day, observed on 25th May every year, is used by member states of the African Union (AU) to celebrate the progress made since the inception of the continental body. The occasion is also used to ...

Governments attending the Africa-CARICOM Summit should closely work with civil society and affected communities to develop a human rights-based approach to reparations, Human Rights Watch said today.

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