'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations
Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
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"Ghana was the crime scene where these atrocities took place, so Ghana cannot afford to be silent on ensuring that we hold perpetrators accountable."
— Samuel Okuzeto Ablakwa , Politician
"I felt the weight of the depth of evil that the transatlantic slave trade was. You can't help but be deeply moved by the horrific conditions that people were kept in."
— Dame Sarah Mullally , Academic
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Ghana has become Africa's leading voice in telling the world that Western nations owe reparations
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