By Iddi Yire, GNA
Accra, June 20, GNA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. has departed Accra after successfully participating in the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps for the Landmark United Nations General Assembly Resolution A/RES/80/250 on the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
He was seen off at the Accra International Airport by Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
The Accra Summit, which was hosted by President John Dramani Mahama, sought to reinforce the historic step taken by the international community to recognise the enduring legacy and global consequences of the enslavement of Africans and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans.
During the two-day Summit, President Boakai was appointed as a member of the Global Advisory Panel on Reparatory Justice, which comprises Heads of State and Governments, eminent leaders, and public figures to provide strategic guidance.
Other members of the Global Advisory Panel on Reparatory Justice include President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia, President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, and the Prime Minister of Barbados Honourable Mia Amor Mottley.
The Liberian Leader also delivered a keynote address at the Summit, highlighting Liberia’s support for collective efforts aimed at preserving historical memory, promoting healing, and pursuing justice for affected communities across Africa and the diaspora.
GNA
Edited by Benjamin Mensah