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Zeenat Hansrod

Ghana backs Jamaica's petition to push UK for slavery reparations

People calling for slavery reparations protest outside the British High Commission during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Kingston, Jamaica, on 22 March 2022.
People calling for slavery reparations protest outside the British High Commission during a visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Kingston, Jamaica, on 22 March 2022. AFP - RICARDO MAKYN

Jamaica and Ghana, both former British colonies subjected to the transatlantic slave trade, are presenting a united front in the drive for reparatory justice. As Kingston prepares to lodge a formal petition with King Charles III seeking to advance its claim for reparations from the United Kingdom, Ghana's president says the global movement to address the legacy of slavery has reached a "defining moment".

Visiting Jamaica last week, President John Mahama said Ghana “fully supports the petition on slavery Jamaica proposes to soon submit to King Charles III”.

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