The President argued that the healing of deep historical wounds, inflicted by centuries of slavery and colonial exploitation, cannot be achieved without critical structural reforms and enhanced cooperation from all AU member states.
The high-level panel, held under the theme ‘Reparations, Memory and Sovereignty: Common African Position on the Restitution of Heritage Resources’, focused on the systematic return of African artefacts currently held in foreign museums.
President Mahama insisted that these objects were “unjustly held” and that their return is central to African dignity.
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Later, African Union (AU) member states endorsed a resolution declaring slavery as a crime against humanity, tabled by Ghana at the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
