'This Resolution is Not a Destination; It's the Beginning of a 'Journey': African Leaders on Reparatory Justice
19:33 18.06.2026 (Updated: 19:44 18.06.2026)
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'This Resolution is Not a Destination; It's the Beginning of a 'Journey': African Leaders on Reparatory Justice
At the "Next Steps" International Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, Ghana, African presidents urged turning the recent UN resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as a crime against humanity into concrete action, Sputnik Africa's correspondent reported.
Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye:
"This resolution must not remain a symbol. It must open a new path based on identity and the future. Justice is a shared responsibility." He called for concrete actions involving youth, artists, and civil society, stressing that reparations involve historical truth, restoration of dignity, and the fight against racism.
Liberia's President Joseph Boakai:
The conference aims to ensure that the resolution becomes a framework for truth, justice, healing, and institutional repair, he said, stressing that meaningful reparations must extend beyond financial considerations to include historical truth, identity restoration, and institutional strengthening.
Namibia's President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah:
Described the resolution as an important milestone, but not a destination, rather the beginning of a journey toward truth, acknowledgment, healing, and justice. True reconciliation begins when people are allowed to tell their own stories and have them accepted with honesty, she added.
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama:
"We gather not merely to discuss the past, but to determine how humanity responds to one of the greatest crimes ever committed against our people." He stressed that while this generation did not build the ships or operate the plantations, "every generation inherits responsibilities from the past."
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