Ghana pushes for concrete slavery reparations (opens in new tab)

The conference, which brought together leaders from around Africa and the Caribbean, comes after the United Nations adopted a historic resolution that declared the transatlantic slave trade "the gravest crime against humanity". Since the resolution's adoption in March, the campaign for reparations has gathered "unprecedented momentum", said Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Ablakwa. While non-binding, the resolution -- pushed for by Ghanaian President John Mahama -- goes beyond simple acknowled...