The President of Ghana, John Mahama, is seeking global recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity. Mahama has initiated processes to table a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly in March, a move first announced during the 80th Session of UNGA in September 2025. “Reparatory justice will not be handed to us. Like independence, it must be secured through unity and determination,” he wrote in a post on X on Sunday. Mahama’s comment followed his report to the 39th Assembly of the African Union Heads of State on advancing the cause of justice and the payment of reparations to Africans and people of African descent. The President noted that 2025, designated as the AU Year of Justice through Reparations, marked a turning point, citing the es...