Africa & Caribbean forge unified front for reparative justice at Accra Summit.

President John Dramani Mahama has received the "outcome document" from the recently concluded Next Steps Consultative Conference, a historic step toward addressing the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade's legacy and securing reparatory justice for Africa and its Diaspora.

At the close of the three-day conference at Christianborg Castle, President Mahama and Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados declared unity over past divisions. The well-attended event signals a shift from symbolic gestures to a detailed advocacy roadmap.

"Our voices were fragmented for decades, and some benefited from keeping them that way," President Mahama told a gathering of traditional leaders, international delegates, and activists. "Now, we are responding to our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean, America, and Latin America with one voice."

The President stressed that reparations are more than the return of looted artefacts. Echoing Prime Minister Mottley, he said that the slave trade's systemic inequality is still visible, with descendants living in disadvantaged regions due to a "rigged" global system.

"Our work is advocacy for a more equal world, a world that offers opportunity to everyone, a fair and just world," Mahama said.

The document will be a basis for future UN resolutions and diplomatic work. After a successful UN resolution, international partners asked, "What next?" The conference provides an answer, unifying Africa and the Caribbean in their pursuit of justice for their ancestors.