KWASI KONADU The resolution passed by United Nations General Assembly on 25 March 2026 seeking recognition of the transatlantic slave trade as the “gravest crime against humanity” potentially creates a broader definition of crimes against humanity in international law and allows for restitution claims against perpetrators. The resolution could elevate the legal and moral standard […]
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MIMI MEFO NEWUH A landmark UN resolution has intensified the debate over reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, with supporters arguing that recognition, apologies and structural reforms are long overdue. The United Nations General Assembly late last month adopted a landmark resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity.” It also calls […]
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FERNANDO DUARTE The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western nations was “built on stolen lives and stolen labor”. Noting the “barbaric punishments that maintained control – from […]
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24 March 2026 Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen. Truth begins with language, with the power that words hold to shape consciousness, to shift perspective, to propel action. I therefore offer this truth as a starting point: There is no such thing as a slave. There were human beings who […]
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MARTINA SCHWIKOWSKI The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly but surely gaining a foothold in Africa. Experts say Russia is using its expansion as a form of ideological soft power. For the past three years, believers in the Central African Republic have been gathering for Russian Orthodox services at the small parish of Saint-Andre de Bimbo […]
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BOUBA JALLOH Malawi has introduced a ban on dual practice, blocking public health workers from holding private medical jobs. The government says the move tackles corruption, but doctors warn it could deepen staff shortages. Malawi’s government in February imposed a comprehensive ban on “dual practice,” prohibiting public‑sector doctors and nurses from working in private clinics, […]
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PAUL NJIE Senegal’s Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has introduced legislation that could double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, making them punishable by up to 10 years in prison. The proposal was sent to parliament on Tuesday, February 24, after cabinet approval last week, after a wave of arrests over alleged same-sex relationships, already banned […]
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Kenyan authorities on Thursday February 26, arrested and charged a man for trafficking 25 Kenyans to Russia last year to fight in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. More than 1,000 Kenyans have been recruited to fight for Russia in Ukraine, the government revealed last month, after families began protesting the disappearances and deaths of their relatives […]
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JACOB BOSWALL When Marin Petrović arrived in Bamako in early September last year, he was elated. The Bosnian national had spent years applying for tourist visas to Mali, only to be repeatedly denied on security grounds. The West African country has long been afflicted by civil war, foreign military interventions, and Islamist insurgencies. “Now it […]
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A new secretary-general of the United Nations will be appointed on 1 January 2027 to succeed Antonio Guterres, with three current nominations on the table – former Senegalese president Macky Sall, plus former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet and the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Argentine Rafael Grossi. The selection process was launched […]
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