{
  "id": 2544827,
  "title": "I was disappointed – Mahama on US’ opposition to UN slavery resolution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/i-was-disappointed-mahama-on-us-opposition-to-un-slavery-resolution",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T08:52:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/i-was-disappointed-mahama-on-us-opposition-to-un-slavery-resolution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Mahama expressed disappointment with the United States' vote against a United Nations resolution recognizing the transatlantic slave trade as the worst crime against humanity. He noted that European powers were responsible for transporting enslaved Africans to the Americas during the time the US was still a colony. The President acknowledged that slavery persisted in the US following independence and was abolished during the Civil War. However, he believed that European countries that organized and facilitated the transatlantic slave trade should bear greater historical responsibility. He questioned why the US voted against the resolution while several European countries abstained. The resolution, which calls for dialogue on reparatory justice and restitution of cultural property, was adopted by 123 countries but opposed by the US, Israel and Argentina.",
  "summary": "President John Dramani Mahama has expressed disappointment with the United States for voting against a United Nations resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade and racialised chattel enslavement as the gravest crime against humanity. Speaking to TRT World on Friday, August 21, President Mahama said he did not expect the US to oppose the resolution, arguing […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Mahama disappointed by US opposition to UN slavery resolution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/mahama-disappointed-by-us-opposition-to-un-slavery-resolution",
        "published": "2026-08-22T07:00:44.000Z"
      }
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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."
}