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Ghanas President John Dramani Mahama (L), Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley (C) and Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa (R) arrive at Osu Castle in Accra for a ceremony commemorating the abolition of slavery, 19 June 2026. -  AP Photo/Reuben Ekow Quansah

'United front' on slavery reparations after historic summit in Ghana

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The three-day summit at Osu Castle in Accra, which ended on Friday, brought together African countries and descendants o ...

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After several false starts, work on the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP) officially restarted in early June amid the re ...

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The fatal Ebola ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

The summit follows the adoption in March of a non-binding United Nations resolution, championed by Ghanaian President

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

Just before dawn one morning in March 2021, gunfire woke Olessa Ibrahimou as armed men stormed her village near Palma in ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

Flights resumed amid tight security Friday at the international airport in Niger's capital, Niamey, a day after a deadly ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

The fatal Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is spreading rapidly, the World Health Organization warned ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

Inflammatory social media posts -- including of men brandishing a machete or calling foreigners leeches -- are stoking ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

At least 202 people are known to have died in DR Congo, according to Africa CDC's latest

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

As the funeral drew to a close, distraught guests were aghast as regional Ethiopian forces stormed the gathering and arr ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

The attack began early on Thursday and lasted for several hours.

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

Ebola is spreading again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where conflict, mistrust and the lack of a vaccine ...

Jun 19, 2026 | Africa

In their small, decrepit home in Yawota, in Nigeria's southwestern Oyo state, sisters Deborah Oyedele and Abosede Ojedel ...