A movement is growing across Africa and diaspora demanding reparations for the impacts of slavery and colonialism

‘Reparations must be paid for the slave trade’

Originally published on Global Voices

Slavers bringing captives on board a slave ship on Africa’s west coast. Image by Joseph Swain from Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED)

The wounds of slavery, colonialism, and their enduring legacies remain unhealed in Africa. Now a growing movement is building across the continent and diaspora demanding reparations and justice for these historical crimes.

In September 2023, Ghana's...