Ghana’s president reiterates his demand for compensation for slavery

Ghana’s President, Nana Akufo-Addo, is asking for African nations to be compensated for the wrongs done to them during the transatlantic slave trade.

He spoke at the UN General Assembly and said that now is the right time to focus on reparations.

He said that for many centuries, the world has not wanted or been able to deal with the effects of slave trade.

”It’s time to openly recognize that a lot of Europe and the United States have been built using the immense wealth gained from the hard work, suffering, and terrible experiences of the transatlantic slave trade.

He stated that reparations should be given. He mentioned that even though no amount of money could fully make up for the terrible experiences of the slave trade, it would highlight the fact that millions of hardworking Africans were forced to work without being paid.

The Ghanaian president has talked about reparations before. Last year, he said it was time to have more serious discussions about the topic.

He asked European countries to say sorry officially for their involvement in the slave trade. He also encouraged the African Union to involve the dispersed African population in supporting the reparations movement.

The transatlantic slave trade was a very big and cruel event in history where millions of Africans were forcefully taken away from their homes and treated very badly. The United Nations (UN) says it was the biggest forced movement of people ever and one of the most terrible.

Many Africans left their homes and went to different parts of the world for 400 years.

Many people who were forced into slavery in West Africa started their journey from Ghana.