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Global Delegation Urges Ghana's Mahama to Champion Reparations

12/20/2025

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On December 20, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana met a global delegation to discuss reparations for slavery and colonialism.
The delegation urged Mahama to unite African leaders behind the African Union's reparations agenda, seeking compensation, formal acknowledgments, and policy reforms.
They emphasized 'strategic coherence and unity' among leaders.
European leaders oppose reparations, and at the EU-AU summit, leaders acknowledged suffering but did not commit.

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On December 20, 2025, President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana met a global delegation to discuss reparations for slavery and colonialism.
The delegation urged Mahama to unite African leaders behind the African Union's reparations agenda, seeking compensation, formal acknowledgments, and policy reforms.
They emphasized 'strategic coherence and unity' among leaders.
European leaders oppose reparations, and at the EU-AU summit, leaders acknowledged suffering but did not commit.