General News of Monday, 23 March 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident John Dramani Mahama has taken Ghana’s advocacy for reparatory justice and slavery remembrance onto the global stage. This follows his preparation to lead the country’s delegation to a high-level engagement at the United Nations aimed at addressing historical injustices stemming from slavery. President Mahama to table UN Resolution on slave tradeThe visit, which will see the President travel to New York and Pennsylvania, is being framed as a strategic effort to place Ghana at the centre of the growing global conversation on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. “On Wednesday, President Mahama will address the UN General Assembly during the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” parts of the statement read. “The visit will commence with a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Grounds Memorial in New York on Tuesday, paying tribute to the memory of enslaved Africans,” it indicated.

Source: GhanaWeb March 23, 2026 08:40 UTC