Accra, March 23 -- Ghana is preparing to table a resolution at the United Nations General Assembly declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity and calling for reparations, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said, speaking to RT.
The draft resolution aims to bring the issue formally before the international community, pushing for what Accra describes as meaningful redress for centuries of exploitation and its lasting consequences.
Ablakwa highlighted the scale of the atrocity, noting that more than 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed, with millions subjected to inhumane conditions, displacement and generational trauma.
The proposal calls for official recognition of the transatlantic slave trade...