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Ghana and France Discuss Reparations for Slavery

4/13/2026

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  • Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss reparations for transatlantic slavery.
  • Ghana's foreign minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said Macron is open to dialogue on reparations and artefact repatriation.
  • The meeting followed a Ghana-led U.N. resolution recognizing slavery as a grave crime against humanity, which France abstained from.
  • An Élysée Palace official noted talks on returning artefacts but did not confirm Ablakwa's other measures.