President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has repeated his commitment to demand payment of the appropriate slave trade reparations.
He said this at an event orgainsed by the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the site of the Ark of Return, a permanent memorial that was erected to honor victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade at the United Nations (UN) headquarters 30 years ago on Monday, 23 September 2024.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the UNESCO Routes of Enslaved Peoples Programme, which has significantly advanced a better understanding of the history and impact of enslavement through research, knowledge production, and awareness-raising campaigns.
Established in 1994 through the joint initiative of Benin and Haiti, the Programme has driven targeted advocacy efforts that culminated in the United Nations formally recognizing the Transatlantic Slave Trade and enslavement as crimes against humanity in 20011.