African youth demand debt cancellation, reparations at Accra forum
African youth have been urged to take an active role in the campaign for debt cancellation and reparatory justice, with Pan-African activists arguing that the continent’s current economic challenges cannot be separated from the legacies of slavery, colonialism and continued external control. The call was made at an International Youth Forum on Debt and Reparations […] The post African youth…
The International Youth Forum on Debt and Reparations, organised by the Pan-African Progressive Front at the University of Ghana, Legon, brought together African youth, academics, diplomats, and activists to discuss the continent's debt burden, reparations, and economic sovereignty. Pan-African activists urged African youth to play an active role in campaigns for debt cancellation and reparatory justice, arguing that the continent's current economic challenges are linked to historical legacies of slavery and colonialism.
Ghana's role in the reparations agenda was highlighted by Ambassador Francis Danti Kotia, who outlined the country's collaboration with the African Union and the Caribbean Community to advance the global reparations movement.
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