US, Israel and Argentina vote against Ghana-led slavery resolution at UN

By Love Wilhelmina Abanonave Three countries — the United States, Israel and Argentina, have voted against a resolution led by President John Dramani Mahama declaring the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations. The vote followed a push by President Mahama at the United Nations General Assembly on March 25 for the adoption of…

Trafficking of enslaved Africans is the gravest crime against humanity – Ablakwa

Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has declared that the trafficking and enslavement of Africans constitute the gravest crime against humanity, following the adoption of a landmark United Nations resolution led by Ghana. Speaking in the United States after the United Nations approved the resolution on Wednesday, March 25, Mr Ablakwa…

Mahama criticises ‘erasure’ of Black history in U.S., calls for global accountability.

President John Dramani Mahama has raised concerns over what he describes as the growing “normalisation” of the erasure of Black history in the United States, warning that such trends undermine global efforts toward justice and historical accountability. Speaking in New York during high-level engagements linked to reparatory justice, Mahama stressed that attempts to downplay or rewrite the historical experiences of…

Ghana’s border crackdown and the Nigerian lesson: protection is easy, competitiveness is not

At the commissioning of Ghana’s first pasta processing plant at Kpong, President John Dramani Mahama made a declaration that landed with both symbolism and consequence. Rice, mackerel, and tomato products would no longer be allowed to enter Ghana through land borders. Pasta, he added, would soon follow. The policy was framed as a necessary response to a long-standing problem: smuggling…

Livestream: UN member states vote on Ghana’s slavery resolution and reparation calls

UN member states are voting on a draft resolution seeking to declare the transatlantic slave trade and racialised enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. The initiative, led by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is scheduled for debate on March 25, coinciding with the International Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.…

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