00:00Mr. President, it's great to see you.
00:01Ghanaian President John Mahama has said that the call for payment of reparations for slave trade
00:07is not limited to direct cash payments, but also includes other interventions meant to correct the harm caused by slavery.
00:15Mahama specifically cited investments in education, health, economic growth and debt treatment
00:22as areas that could be considered as reparations to redress historical wrongs.
00:26In March, the United Nations adopted a historic resolution that declared the transatlantic slave trade
00:34quote, the gravest crime against humanity, end of quote.
00:38While non-binding, the resolution pushed for by Mahama goes beyond simple acknowledgement
00:43and asks nations involved in the slave trade to engage in restitution and compensation.
00:50British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said he was open to saying sorry,
00:55but ruled out paying financial reparations demanded by some countries.
01:00Mahama has since announced the creation of three working panels to explore pathways to reparatory justice.
