1 week ago PANAFEST and Emancipation Day climaxed with call for reparative justice, unity

The 2025 Pan-African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) and Emancipation Day celebrations have been climaxed with a flamboyant grand durbar at Assin Manso in the Central Region.

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3 w. ago Bamako roundtable resurrects call for reparation by former colonial powers for crimes against Africa

Experts, politicians and civil society activists gathered in Bamako, Mali on 19th July 2025 to discuss historical justice and economic mechanisms for reparation.  The international roundtable on reparations for colonial crimes in Africa was held under the theme “Colonial Crimes: It’s Time for Compensation.” Among the headline speakers were Mohamed Ousmane Ag Mohamedoun Haidara, Chairman […]

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3 w. ago Ghana’s PANAFEST 2025 Demands Reparations Through Expanded Slave Route Pilgrimage

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-panafest-2025-demands-reparations-through-expanded-slave-route-pilgrimage/The 2025 Pan-African Festival of Arts & Culture will integrate northern Ghana’s slave trade sites into its programming for the first time, according to official documents from the PANAFEST Foundation. Scheduled from July 18 to August 2, the festival’s “Reparative Justice” theme aligns with the African Union’s current prioritization of reparations discussions. Ministry of Tourism […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/ghanas-panafest-2025-demands-reparations-through-expanded-slave-route-pilgrimage/

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3 w. ago Gonjaland’s Succession System Prevents Chieftaincy Disputes – Kpembewura Reveals

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gonjalands-succession-system-prevents-chieftaincy-disputes-kpembewura-reveals/The Paramount Chief of Kpembe Traditional Area, Kpembewura Banbange Ndefoso IV, has attributed the absence of chieftaincy conflicts in Gonjaland to a well-structured rotational succession system documented both orally and in writing. Speaking during a courtesy visit by Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) officials ahead of the 2025 Emancipation and Panafest celebrations, the Kpembewura explained: “Our […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/gonjalands-succession-system-prevents-chieftaincy-disputes-kpembewura-reveals/

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3 w. ago Africa means business with reparations fight – President Mahama

The President of Ghana and the African Union (AU) Champion for Reparations, John Dramani Mahama, has declared that Africa's call for reparative justice is no longer a whisper but a unified demand grounded in historical truth, moral clarity, and an unwavering commitment to dignity. "As we implement the 2025 Theme of the Year on Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through reparations, we reaffirm our shared resolve to correct historical wrongs and injustices through restitution, healing, and holistic systemic transformation," he stressed.

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3 w. ago Africa’s reparations call now a unified demand – President Mahama

President John Mahama has pointed out that Africa’s call for reparative justice is no longer a whisper as it is a unified demand grounded in historical truth, moral clarity and our unwavering commitment to dignity. This powerful declaration was made by John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana and the African Union Champion for Reparations, as […]

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