Caribbean Community — regional organization that collaborated with the African Union on a UN General Assembly Resolution on reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade.
… The minister further stated that Ghana was preparing to assume the chairmanship of the African Union and intended to deepen cooperation with international blocs such as BRICS and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). …
… The event follows the adoption of United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250, spearheaded through a collective effort involving the African Union (AU), the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Diaspora. …
… Ambassador Kotia, the Ministry’s Coordinating Director for Multilateral and International Organisations, said Ghana had been working with the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to advance the reparatory justice agenda. …
… It reaffirmed Ghana’s commitment to working with the African Union, the Caribbean Community and people of African descent across the diaspora to advance the campaign for reparations. …
… He said the initiative follows the historic UN General Assembly Resolution on reparatory justice, which was achieved through collaboration among the African Union, the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the African Diaspora. …
… The recognition, he explained, had enabled the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to participate in AU discussions and deliberations on issues of common interest. …
… He called for stronger cooperation between the African Union and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), as well as closer collaboration within the United Nations and other multilateral institutions. …
… lix Kwakye Ofosu, the Presidential Spokesman and Minister of State in-charge of Government Communications, said the visit was meant to strengthen the long-standing historical and diplomatic ties between Ghana and Jamaica and encourage more cooperation with the Caribbean Community …
President John Dramani Mahama will undertake a four-day official visit to Kingston, Jamaica, from Sunday, August 2 to Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening Ghana’s long-standing relations with Jamaica and deepening cooperation with the Caribbean Community (C …
… According to him, “States, regional and international organisations, the United Nations, UNESCO, the African Union, the Caribbean Community, to build a shared approach founded on knowledge, dialogue and justice,” he said in a virtual address at the ongoing Next Steps Conference o …
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana intends to leverage changing geopolitical tensions to develop home-grown solutions, negotiate better agreements, and pursue greater resource sovereignty instead of relying on external assistance. Ghana recently rejected a health financing package worth less than $200 million over concerns about conditions including access to health and pathogen data.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana intends to leverage changing geopolitical tensions to develop home-grown solutions, negotiate better agreements, and pursue greater resource sovereignty instead of relying on external assistance. Ghana recently rejected a health financing package worth less than $200 million over concerns about conditions including access to health and pathogen data.
Ghana will convene a High-Level Side Event on Reparatory Justice at the 81st UN General Assembly in New York on September 23, 2026, following the adoption of a UN resolution recognizing the enslavement of Africans as a crime against humanity. The event will feature Ghana-established bodies including the High-Level Advisory Council on Reparatory Justice presenting progress reports and recommendations on advancing global reparatory justice efforts.
Pan-African activists and youth gathered at the University of Ghana for an International Youth Forum on Debt and Reparations, arguing that Africa's economic challenges stem from legacies of slavery, colonialism, and external control. The forum, organized by the Pan-African Progressive Front, called for African youth to lead campaigns for debt cancellation and reparatory justice as linked issues of economic sovereignty.
Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has welcomed a UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination report calling for reparatory justice for the trafficking and enslavement of Africans, stating that states are legally bound under the 1965 International Convention to provide such reparations and that slavery's former legal status is no longer an excuse to avoid responsibility.
President John Mahama, the African Union Champion for Reparations, announced that Ghana will host a high-level side event during the 81st UN General Assembly Session in September to receive progress reports from established panels and build international support for reparatory justice. The event follows a historic UN General Assembly Resolution on reparatory justice achieved through collaboration among the African Union, CARICOM, and the African Diaspora.
President John Dramani Mahama announced plans to champion the expansion of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to include Caribbean countries when Ghana assumes the Chairmanship of the African Union next year. The initiative aims to strengthen economic ties between Africa and the Caribbean by creating a larger duty-free and tariff-free trading bloc.
During a state visit to Jamaica, President Mahama addressed Parliament on August 4, calling for stronger trade and investment ties between Africa and the Caribbean, urging the regions to transform their shared history into shared prosperity through economic cooperation and innovation.
President John Dramani Mahama will undertake a four-day official visit to Kingston from 2–5 August to strengthen historical and diplomatic ties between Ghana and Jamaica and encourage cooperation with CARICOM. The visit aims to demonstrate Ghana's ongoing support for Caribbean partners and to advance the call for reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, including participation in a high-level Reparations Dialogue at the University of the West Indies.
President John Dramani Mahama will undertake a four-day official visit to Kingston, Jamaica, from August 2 to 5, 2026, to strengthen Ghana's relations with Jamaica and CARICOM, and advance the global campaign for reparations over the transatlantic slave trade. The visit will include a high-level Reparations Dialogue at the University of the West Indies and tribute to Jamaica's Pan-African heritage.
French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the United Nations, UNESCO, and African Union to support the global push for reparatory justice as a necessary step in addressing the historical legacy of the transatlantic slave trade. Speaking virtually at the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice in Accra, Macron proposed launching an international scientific initiative with Ghana and other participating countries and institutions to formulate concrete recommendations.