By Makiza Micheline Latifa Can there be reparatory justice without accountability?That question framed much of the discussion at the opening of the High-Level Consultative Conference on the Next Steps of the Landmark United Nations Resolution on the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans, as political leaders, scholars, activists and members of the African diaspora gathered in Accra to advance the global movement for reparations.The conference follows the adoption of a historic United Nations resolution led by Ghana that recognized the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crimes against humanity, marking a significant milestone in decades of advocacy by African states, Caribbean nations and descendants of enslaved peoples across the world.The opening ceremony brought together some of the most influential