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Mahama Unveils Reparations Panels at 80-Nation Ghana Summit

6/19/2026

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Mahama Announces Reparations

President John Dramani Mahama announced three reparations panels at Ghana’s Accra conference on 18 June 2026.
UN Resolution A/RES 80/250, adopted 25 March 2026, passed 123-3-52.
Over 80 nations gathered for the three-day summit starting 19 June 2026 at Osu Castle, featuring speakers such as Prime Minister Mia Mottley, President Joseph Boakai Sr and French President Emmanuel Macron, while Pope Leo XIV apologized, Macron warned reparations must go beyond finance, Soyinka urged restitution and Burkina Faso delegates demanded compensation funds and debt cancellation.

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Nandi-Ndaitwah Pushes Reparations

President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah attended the Accra conference in Ghana from 17-19 June 2026, urging recognition of the 1904-1908 Ovaherero and Nama genocide and tying reparations to Namibia’s talks with Germany.
She flew to Tanzania for a visit on 20-21 June 2026, meeting President Samia Suluhu Hassan, signing trade and defence deals, and touring Kongwa District sites linked to Namibian liberation fighters and president Dr Sam Nujoma.
She is due back in Namibia on Monday, 22 June 2026.

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Namoale Reaffirms Reparations

At the Unified Black Movement Congress in Brasília on 16 June 2026, Ghana’s Ambassador Nii Amasah Namoale reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to racial-justice and reparations.
He called slavery the gravest crime and said its wealth still underlies modern industries and power structures.
Namoale noted the intergenerational impact of slavery and highlighted Cape Coast and Elmina forts as remembrance sites.
Citing UN Resolution A/RES/80/250, he pledged stronger Ghana-Brazil cultural, educational, youth and economic ties.

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Mahama Announces Reparations

President John Dramani Mahama announced three reparations panels at Ghana’s Accra conference on 18 June 2026.
UN Resolution A/RES 80/250, adopted 25 March 2026, passed 123-3-52.
Over 80 nations gathered for the three-day summit starting 19 June 2026 at Osu Castle, featuring speakers such as Prime Minister Mia Mottley, President Joseph Boakai Sr and French President Emmanuel Macron, while Pope Leo XIV apologized, Macron warned reparations must go beyond finance, Soyinka urged restitution and Burkina Faso delegates demanded compensation funds and debt cancellation.

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