The resolution - proposed by Ghana - called for this designation, while also urging UN member states to consider apologizing for the slave trade and contributing to a reparations fund.
Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has renewed calls for the removal of visa restrictions across Africa, stressing that the free movement of people is essential to boosting trade, innovation, and economic growth on the continent.
Lawyer and former Director of the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission, Prof. Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, has called on African leaders to move beyond ceremonial speeches and focus on tangible action if the continent is to realise its potential.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday.
