Photos: Mahama joins Commonwealth leaders at CHOGM opening in Antigua and Barbuda
President John Mahama joined other Commonwealth leaders at the opening ceremony of the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Antigua and Barbuda, as reported by MyJoyOnline Ghana. The meeting has brought renewed attention to the historical legacy of the transatlantic slave trade, with King Charles III acknowledging it as a shameful chapter in history whose effects continue to cast a shadow over Caribbean nations and other Commonwealth member states.
President Mahama has welcomed UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s acknowledgement of the atrocities committed during the slave trade and the British government’s openness to a formal apology and structured dialogue on reparatory justice.
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