In 2025, the African Union has set a powerful and necessary theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” It is a call not just for reflection, but for clarity, courage, and a strategic reframing of the reparations discourse.
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23 April 2025
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.
23 April 2025
Solidarity and common purpose forged decolonisation and anti-colonialism, won independence in Africa, built momentum towards civil rights in the United States and other parts of the West and brought down the apartheid regime.
23 April 2025
Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, is a potent symbol of the slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Centre, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of passing on a painful past.
15 April 2025
On the sidelines of CSW69 and the Beijing +30 commemorations, African women leaders met to discuss the progress made and the challenges that remain on the continent.
03 April 2025
UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Eritrea, Nahla Valji reflects on the country's complex context, the UN's unique position to partner with Eritrea on its development journey, and the immense potential to be unlocked in this country.
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