The Chairperson of the African Union Commission has commended President John Dramani Mahama for his leadership in securing the adoption of a United Nations resolution declaring the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. In a statement issued from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Wednesday, the AUC Chairperson […]

First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, has called on world leaders to place child safety at the centre of digital policy, warning that while technology is opening new doors for young people, it is also exposing them to growing risks. Speaking at the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit in […]

President John Dramani Mahama has called on the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity, urging member states to back what he described as a step toward justice and healing for millions of victims. Speaking at the plenary of […]

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has adopted the Ghana-sponsored resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and calling for reparations, despite opposition from some Western countries. The resolution, tabled by President John Dramani Mahama, secured the support of 123 member states during Wednesday’s vote.  […]

President John Dramani Mahama has called on United Nations (UN) member states to vote in favour of a landmark resolution formally declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. The President made the appeal on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the UN High-Level Special Event on […]

President John Dramani Mahama has laid wreath at the African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower Manhattan, New York City, paying tribute to the nearly 20,000 Africans buried on the grounds and reaffirming that the atrocities of the transatlantic slave trade must never be repeated. The ceremony took place on […]

First Lady, Lordina Dramani Mahama, is in Washington D.C. to attend the Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit. The objective of the two-day gathering of first spouses from across the world convened by United States First Lady Melania Trump is to discuss strategies for a more secure and equitable […]

The Africa Group at the United Nations has called on member states to support a draft resolution that seeks to declare the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the greatest crime against humanity. Addressing members of the press at the United Nations on Monday, Ambassador. Samuel Yao Kumah, Ghana’s Permanent Representative to the […]

President John Dramani Mahama will depart Accra on Monday for New York and Pennsylvania to lead Ghana’s delegation to a United Nations special session on reparatory justice. There, he will table a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity. The trip, announced in a statement […]

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr.Samuel OkudzetoAblakwa, has expressed confidence that the international community will support a resolution to declare the transatlantic slave trade the gravest crime against humanity when it is presented at the United Nations General Assembly. He said the resolution will be tabled on March 25 by Ghana’s President, […]