African and Caribbean countries demand a formal apology for transatlantic slavery.

African and Caribbean countries demand a formal apology for transatlantic slavery.
grey placeholderReuters High-ranking figures, including Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama and Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, stand with solemn expressions.Reuters

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Motley and other dignitaries attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Christiansborg Castle, a former slave station, during a high-level consultative meeting on the next steps for the landmark United Nations resolution on trafficking in African slaves, in Accra, Ghana, June 19, 2026.

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