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Reparations
People of the African diaspora in London wave flags of their countries and march for reparations Reparaciones por la esclavitud, una lucha legítima

La lucha por la justicia reparadora une a los pueblos del Sur Global con una historia compartida de colonización, y une a los pueblos racializados y discriminados del mundo.

Protestors march in London waving Jamaican and Ethiopian flags Reparations for slavery: a legitimate struggle

The struggle for reparative justice unites the peoples of the Global South with a shared history of colonization and unites the racialized and discriminated peoples of the world.

Ghanaian President Mahama at AU assembly AU adopts landmark resolution on slavery, colonialism, and reparatory justice

In the 39th Session of the Assembly of the African Union, African leaders adopted a historic resolution recognizing slavery and colonialism as crimes against humanity, advancing Africa’s demand for historical justice and reparations.

Accra conference “70% of Africans back reparations,” says Pan-African Progressive Front

The Pan-African Progressive Front has released a communiqué calling for reparations in Africa following the completion of a continent-wide survey.

Conference in Algeria recognized the need to codify colonial crimes in International Law as the current law excludes colonial crimes. Algeria hosts conference on the crimes of colonialism in Africa

Algeria recently hosted the International Conference on the Crimes of Colonialism in Africa (Nov 30-Dec 1, 2025) in Algiers, an AU-backed event pushing for the recognition of colonialism as a crime against humanity, and demanding reparations for historical injustices.

Accra conference “Inalienable right of Africans and people of African descent to full reparations”, asserts Accra Declaration

Ghana’s president John Mahama unveiled a plan for visa-free travel between African countries in his keynote address to an international conference organized by the Pan-African Progressive Front to commemorate eighty years of the historic 5th Pan-African Congress.

France must compensate Haiti: 200 years of illegitimate debt that plunged the country into crisis

Social organizations and political leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean demand historical justice for Haiti amid an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.

It’s not military force but an end to impunity that can bring peace to the Congo

Kambale Musavuli talks about the political situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo following the discovery of mass graves in North Kivu, in Eastern DRC. He also explains why the solutions proposed by the East African Community do not have much of a chance of working

COP27 Loss and damage As COP27 proceeds, global South calls on North to get serious about climate funding 

As the “technical” week of the UN climate conference in Egypt draws to a close, poorer countries have reiterated their expectations that COP27 will end with a dedicated finance facility for Loss and Damage, something which has been blocked at previous COPs 

Haitian peasants declare support for Lula’s candidacy for president of Brazil

Haitian organizations organized a rally at the Brazilian embassy to declare their support for the progressive candidate Lula da Silva in the upcoming elections

Brumadinho: mental illness among people affected by the Vale disaster are on the rise

Depression, anxiety, insomnia and panic are among the disorders reported by those affected by the catastrophe

Patrice Lumumba Belgium Belgium returns remains of assassinated Congolese leader Patrice Lumumba but what about justice?

Belgium has returned a gold crowned tooth of Patrice Lumumba to his family. However, activists point out that there has been no accountability or justice for his brutal assassination following a western-backed coup in 1961