General News of Wednesday, 25 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident John Dramani Mahama is intensifying Ghana's push for reparatory justice, calling on the international community to renew its commitment to reparatory justice. He has also called for concrete action to address the lasting consequences of slavery and colonial exploitation, urging the international community to formally acknowledge the full horrors of the transatlantic slave trade. President Mahama said the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade were rooted in a racial hierarchy designed to dehumanise African people. This GhanaWeb article highlights two prominent figures who have declared their support for the initiative by President Mahama to have transatlantic slave trade recognised as the gravest crimes against humanity by the UN General Assembly. Al SharptonRenowned US civil rights activist, Al Sharpton, has declared his full support for the initiative by President Mahama, to have the transatlantic slave trade recognised as the gravest crime against humanity.

Source: GhanaWeb March 25, 2026 12:32 UTC