Al Sharpton, a well-known civil rights activist from the United States, has stated that he fully supports Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama’s initiative to get the transatlantic slave trade recognised as the worst crime against humanity.
Sharpton’s support coincides with Brazil’s commitment to support the campaign.
During discussions with Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the fringes of the CELAC-Africa Summit in Colombia on Saturday, March 21, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made the commitment.
On March 25, 2026, President Mahama is scheduled to present the resolution to the UN General Assembly.
The proposal aims to formally designate the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans and the transatlantic slave trade as the worst crime against humanity.
Advocates contend that the program is essential to furthering reparatory justice and addressing the lasting legacy of slavery since it is a component of larger efforts to achieve international recognition of the historical wrong of slavery.
President Mahama will host a high-level special session on reparatory justice at the UN Headquarters in New York City as part of the program, and he will give the keynote presentation.
World leaders and high-ranking officials will convene at the event, which has as its theme “Reparatory Justice for the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans,” to discuss the matter.
The African Union’s adopted stance in favour of the resolution will be presented by the Ghanaian President during his speech to the General Assembly.
In order to respect the memories of Africans who were enslaved, Mahama will take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument.
In addition to his UN appearances, President Mahama will visit Pennsylvania, where he is scheduled to speak at Lincoln University as a keynote speaker and meet with the Ghanaian community at Temple University.
Source: newsthemegh.com