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Aug
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the effects of the Slave Trade have been devastating to the African continent and to the African Diaspora, with the entire period of slavery stifling Africa’s economic, cultural and psychological progress. Speaking at the Reparations and Racial Healing Summit on Monday, 1st August 2022, President Akufo-Addo stressed that reparations for Africa and the African diaspora are long overdue. However, he bemoaned that fact that the subject of reparations “becomes a debate” only when it comes to Africa and Africans. According to the President, when the British ended slavery, all the…