A lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has thrown his support behind President John Mahama’s planned resolution to the United Nations General Assembly seeking formal recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity.
Speaking on Morning Target on Bullet TV with Nana Duah, Prof. Samuel Adu Gyamfi said the move is a necessary step toward securing justice and historical accountability for Africa and its diaspora.
During the 39th General Assembly of the AU on Sunday, President John Dramani Mahama urged the African Union (AU) to assert its demand for reparatory justice or risk never attaining the justice it seeks.
“Reparatory justice will not be handed to us like political independence; it must be asserted, pursued and secured through determination and unity,” President Mahama, the AU Champion on Reparatory Justice, stated
According to him, the decision to adopt the Decade of Reparations (2026–2036) marked a strategic shift from a time-bound observance to a sustained continental commitment.
“The Decade of Reparations provides the framework to consolidate institutional mechanisms, deepen national and regional implementation, strengthen global partnerships, and ensure that reparatory justice remains a central and irreversible pillar of the African Union’s political, legal and developmental agenda,” President Mahama observed.
“In this spirit, I call upon Member States to continue to support my mandate as AU Leader on Advancing the Cause of Justice and the Payment of Reparations,” he indicated.
He reported to the assembly that as he announced during the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in September last year, “I have initiated processes to table a resolution at the General Assembly in March this year, seeking global recognition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade as the gravest crime against humanity.”
Consequently, President Mahama requested the assembly to adopt the draft UN resolution for onward tabling at the United Nations on March 25, 2026.
