The government of Ghana has resorted to stakeholder consultation in the quest to push further for reparation and restitution to Africa.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Sauel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on Thursday engaged the Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, Professor Samuel A. Ntewusu.
They discussed plans to further the Reparations Agenda in line with the African Union’s Theme of the Year “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.”
It may be recalled that a decision was made during the 7th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting in July 2025 to extend the agenda for a decade (2026–2036) with His Excellency John Dramani Mahama as the African Union Champion on Reparations.
Addressing the Meeting, President Mahama underscored the necessity of reparations for African progress and unity, arguing, “We cannot speak of development without identity or speak of unity without acknowledging the erasure that has fractured our heritage.”
According to him, restitution to the African is restoration of Africans’ full human dignity.
“As we do more to correct historical wrongs, we are reasserting our full humanity. We are reaffirming our sovereignty. We are reigniting the flame of dignity that has always burned within the African soul,” he justified the cause.
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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