Africa seeks action plan on slavery reparations at Ghana conference

Women perform a traditional dance during the opening event of the African Union's conference on reparations in Accra, Ghana November 14, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Kokoroko

ACCRA (Reuters) - Financial reparations are long overdue to Africans and the diaspora as compensation for the enslavement of people of African descent, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said on Tuesday on the first day of a conference on how to address such historical injustices.

Advocates have long called for paying reparations or making other amends for slavery, but the movement has recently gained momentum worldwide amid growing demands from African and Caribbean countries.