Slavery reparations ‘fair and just’ – grandson of first Ghanaian president

Redress measures could correct imbalances rooted in colonial-era exploitation, Kwame Nkrumah Melega has said

Calls for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade are “fair and just,” Kwame Nkrumah Melega, the grandson of Ghana’s first president, has said.

Speaking to RT, the head of the Kwame Nkrumah Foundation said the initiative reflects a long-overdue reckoning with history and its lasting consequences, stressing that societies must confront past injustices.