Ghana's president urged to rally African leaders behind push for slavery reparations


Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), at the U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Ghana's ‌President John Dramani Mahama held talks with a global delegation seeking ‌reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonialism, who urged him to rally other ‌African leaders to choose "courage over comfort" and support the growing movement.

The delegation, made up of experts from Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, and the United States, presented Mahama with priority actions ‍under the African Union's (AU) reparations agenda, it said in ‍a statement on Friday.

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