On March 25, “International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade,” an overwhelming majority of the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt U.N.

Commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, the United Nations General Assembly passed a landmark resolution, introduced by Ghana, ...

The United Nations has voted to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity”, after a proposal from Ghana. It comes after years of campaigning from African and ...

President John Dramani Mahama has described the United Nations’ adoption of a landmark resolution on the transatlantic slave trade as a proud and defining moment for Ghana, Africa, and people of ...

Kenneth B Ati-John and Ndine Wa‑Chiuta respond to an article by Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama The president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, is right to argue that recognising the transatlantic ...

Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama gesture to his supporters during a presidential election rally at Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana. [File, AFP] The resolution passed by United Nations ...

Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has taken to social media to express his heartfelt gratitude to Africans and key international blocs after the United Nations General Assembly voted to ...

The U.S., Israel and Argentina on Wednesday voted against a United Nations resolution led by Ghana to label the international slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and call for ...

The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has praised the United Nations General Assembly’s resolution, which, for the first time, declared the transatlantic slave trade the “gravest crime against ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United Nations officially declared the transatlantic African slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity.” US trade ...

NEW YORK — The UN General Assembly has voted to describe the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” and called for reparations as “a concrete step toward remedying ...

The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) has warmly welcomed the recent adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of resolution A/80/L.48, which officially recognises the ...