{
  "id": 17569988,
  "title": "Mahama welcomes UK’s openness to apology over transatlantic slave trade",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahama-welcomes-uks-openness-to-apology-over-transatlantic-slave-trade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T09:08:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/mahama-welcomes-uks-openness-to-apology-over-transatlantic-slave-trade/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has welcomed the United Kingdom government's openness to issuing a formal apology and engaging in structured dialogue over the transatlantic slave trade, describing the development as a significant step towards reparatory justice. Mahama, who is the African Union Champion on Reparations and Chair of the Global Advisory Panel on Reparatory Justice, commended the UK Prime Minister for what he described as a bold and honest recognition of Britain's historical legacy of slavery and colonialism. He emphasized that the declaration, despite the UK's decision to abstain from the UN resolution on the slave trade, marked a watershed moment and an important contribution to the growing international consensus on reparatory justice.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Mahama welcomes UK’s openness to issuing apology for transatlantic slave trade",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mahama-welcomes-uks-openness-to-issuing-apology-for-transatlantic",
        "published": "2026-11-01T10:07:07.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}