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UK under pressure to pay slavery reparations as Commonwealth nations meet

UK under pressure to pay slavery reparations as Commonwealth nations meet

From the 15th to the 19th century, at least 12.5 million Africans were kidnapped and forcibly transported by European ships and merchants and sold into slavery.

Why is reparation for colonial-era crimes against Africans crucial?

Why is reparation for colonial-era crimes against Africans crucial?

The UN-instituted International Day for the Abolition of Slavery on December 2 is a reminder of past injustices against Africans and the seemingly ceaseless wait for reparation.

Africa to set up global fund for slavery reparations

Africa to set up global fund for slavery reparations

African leaders at a Reparation Conference in Accra, Ghana, strongly demanded for reparations for millions of Africans forcefully taken by European nations and enslaved.

Ghana urges one voice on Africa slavery reparations

Ghana urges one voice on Africa slavery reparations

Ghana has asked African leaders to speak in one voice about reparations for past colonial abuses against Africans.

Door of Return: Beckoning Africans in diaspora

Door of Return: Beckoning Africans in diaspora

The 3-day event in Lagos, Nigeria, was organised to highlight the ills of slavery and to encourage Africans in the diaspora to cherish their African heritage.

Countries should consider slavery reparations - UN

Countries should consider slavery reparations - UN

New report says no slave-trading country had comprehensively addressed the contemporary legacy of slavery.

European Union says slavery caused ‘untold suffering’, hints at reparations

European Union says slavery caused ‘untold suffering’, hints at reparations

The European Union says it deeply regrets the slavery history that saw millions of Africans forcibly transported to far-off land for labour purposes.

Portugal's president wants his country to apologise over slave trade

Portugal's president wants his country to apologise over slave trade

This is a rare admission of responsibility by a Portuguese leader over the historic slave trade atrocities. More than six million Africans were kidnapped and ferried by Portuguese vessels and then sold into slavery.