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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Amelia Gentleman

African and Caribbean nations agree move to seek reparations for slavery

Youssouf Mondoha Assoumani, chair of the African Union permanent representatives' committee, speaking in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday.
Youssouf Mondoha Assoumani, chair of the African Union permanent representatives' committee, speaking in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday. Photograph: Misper Apawu/AP

A global movement to seek reparations for slavery has been forged during a summit in Ghana this week, with the African Union partnering with Caribbean countries to form a “united front” to persuade European nations to pay for “historical mass crimes”.

The partnership between the 55-member African Union and the Caribbean Community (Caricom) of 20 countries will aim to intensify pressure on former slave-owning nations to engage with the reparations movement.

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