African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery

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1. 1h ago

   Barbados and CARICOM Advance Slavery Reparations Campaign

   African and Caribbean leaders are demanding unconditional apologies and financial compensation from former slave-trading nations. Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently introduced an updated reparations manifesto. The African Union has also started its Decade of Reparations.

   What's confirmed:

   • Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley introduced an updated reparations manifesto emphasizing harm to African women.
   • CARICOM is seeking financial compensation, formal apologies, and justice for the legacy of slavery and colonialism.
   • African and Caribbean state leaders met in Ghana to demand reparatory justice and unconditional apologies.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • New royal archive evidence may strengthen the case for reparatory justice against Britain.
   • Other Caribbean countries are considering the adoption of the Barbados reparations manifesto.
   • A Caribbean delegation will meet UK parliamentarians and civil society from November 17 to 20.
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2. 4d ago

   African and Caribbean Nations Demand Formal Slavery Apologies

   Leaders from Africa and the Caribbean met in Ghana to seek reparatory justice. They are demanding unconditional apologies and reparations following a UN resolution. France and other EU nations support these reparation efforts.

   What's confirmed:

   • African and Caribbean nations are demanding a formal apology for the transatlantic slave trade.
   • The meeting in Ghana took place following a UN resolution calling for reparations.
   • France and other EU countries support reparations.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • The Caricom Reparations Commission's Hilary Beckles intends to use a new manifesto to address the residual legacy of slavery.
   • Leaders are specifically calling for unconditional apologies.
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3. 7d ago

   African and Caribbean Leaders Adopt Reparations Framework in Ghana

   African and Caribbean nations met in Accra to establish a global framework for reparatory justice. The group is demanding formal apologies, financial compensation, and debt relief from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade. This effort follows a March UN resolution describing the trade as the gravest crime against humanity.

   What's confirmed:

   • African and Caribbean leaders adopted a framework for reparatory justice during a meeting in Ghana.
   • The leaders are demanding formal apologies from countries that benefited from the transatlantic slave trade.
   • The demands include financial compensation and debt relief.
   • A UN resolution in March declared the trafficking of enslaved Africans the gravest crime against humanity.

   Still unconfirmed:

   • The reparations plan consists of 19 points.
   • The Next Steps High-Level Consultative Summit adopted an 18-pillar framework.
   • The Netherlands and Germany will return 2,000 looted artefacts to Ghana.
   • The prime minister of Barbados announced a manifesto for slavery reparations.
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