Why acknowledging slavery is not enough without reparatory justice

A maquette for a Hyde Park statue honouring enslaved Africans lost in the slave trade, pictured in London on August 18, 2008.

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Earlier this month, my country celebrated its 69th Independence Day. In my address to the nation, I invoked the courage and conviction of our founding leaders, who stood firm in the face of immense adversity to secure our freedom.

Kwame Nkrumah reminded us that political independence, without transforming the global systems that shape our economies and opportunities, remains incomplete.