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Ga Mantse King Apologizes, Calls for Reparations From Beneficiaries

8/17/2026

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Ga Mantse King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II apologized for his ancestors’ role in the transatlantic slave trade.
He called the slave trade the greatest crime against humanity and said Ga middlemen sold enslaved Africans to Europeans.
He urged reparations from trade beneficiaries and pledged to make financial amends himself.
He said admitting fault strengthens Africa’s moral standing without lessening European responsibility.

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Ga Mantse King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II apologized for his ancestors’ role in the transatlantic slave trade.
He called the slave trade the greatest crime against humanity and said Ga middlemen sold enslaved Africans to Europeans.
He urged reparations from trade beneficiaries and pledged to make financial amends himself.
He said admitting fault strengthens Africa’s moral standing without lessening European responsibility.