President John Dramani Mahama will depart Accra on Monday for New York and Pennsylvania in the United States, for a historic visit focused on reparatory justice and the commemoration of victims of the transatlantic slave trade.
During the visit, President Mahama will convene and deliver the keynote address at a High-Level Special Event on Reparatory Justice at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday.
The event, themed “Reparatory Justice for the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans,” will bring together world leaders and dignitaries to deliberate on addressing historical injustices.
On Wednesday, he is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly as part of activities marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
President Mahama will present Ghana’s position, which has been adopted by the African Union, on a landmark resolution seeking to declare the trafficking of enslaved Africans and their racialised chattel enslavement as the gravest crime against humanity.
The visit will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument, in honour of enslaved Africans.
As part of his itinerary, President Mahama will also visit Lincoln University, where he will deliver a keynote address, and later engage with the Ghanaian community at Temple University.
