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EXPLAINED: Ghana summit charts path from recognition to action on slavery reparations | Vintage Vibes

Sao Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama attend the slavery reparations summit in Accra, 18 June.
Sao Tomé and Príncipe President Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama attend the slavery reparations summit in Accra, 18 June. REUTERS - Francis Kokoroko

Ghana is seeking to turn growing international support for slavery reparations into concrete action. As a three-day summit in the country concludes on Friday, African and Caribbean leaders are due to adopt a declaration setting out the next steps.

The summit follows the adoption in March of a non-binding United Nations resolution, championed by Ghanaian President John Mahama, calling on countries involved in the slave trade to engage in restitution and compensation.

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