Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), Dr John Kwakye, has said that while colonization robbed Africa of huge amounts of resources, there will be no need to waste too much time on reparation.
He rather suggested that efforts should be made to protect the equally huge resources that we have now from further foreign exploitation, which is still going on.
Dr Kwakye's call comes at a time when President John Dramani Mahama has called on African leaders to take decisive action toward reparatory justice.
Speaking at the Opening Ceremony of the 38th Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mr Mahama noted that the AU's theme for 2025, 'Justice for Africans and the People of African Descent Through Reparations,' sets a transformative agenda for the continent. "The Africa we want, a vision for an integrated, peaceful, and prosperous continent, remains our guiding principle.
