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Africa Pushes for Reparations Over Slave Trade Crimes

3/11/2026

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African nations, inspired by the Chagos Islands case, intensify reparations efforts from Britain.
The African Union (AU) plans to leverage international courts to argue the transatlantic slave trade is a crime against humanity.
Legal advisers are developing strategies to use UN mechanisms and ICJ advisory opinions to support their claims.
Ghana's President John Mahama will propose a UN resolution to formally declare the slave trade a crime.

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African nations, inspired by the Chagos Islands case, intensify reparations efforts from Britain.
The African Union (AU) plans to leverage international courts to argue the transatlantic slave trade is a crime against humanity.
Legal advisers are developing strategies to use UN mechanisms and ICJ advisory opinions to support their claims.
Ghana's President John Mahama will propose a UN resolution to formally declare the slave trade a crime.