By Victoria Wilson  Christiansborg Castle, Osu, Accra, June 19, 2026. Once a processing point for enslaved Africans shipped across the Atlantic, the fortress became the site where the global reparations movement adopted its most comprehensive commitment to repair. Photo: Stig Nygaard / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0) On Juneteenth, June 19, 2026, libation ceremonies, wreath-laying and a traditional durbar were held at Christiansborg Castle in Accra as delegates from more than 80 countries formally adopted the Accra Commitment,  the reparations movement’s most comprehensive multilateral framework to date. The venue was not chosen without intention: the fortress where enslaved Africans were held before being shipped across the Atlantic became the site of a formal multilateral demand for repair. Among those present was Dr. Julius

By Victoria Wilson Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama opened the three-day High-Level Consultative Conference on Reparations in Accra on June 17, hosting heads of state, scholars, civil society leaders, and diaspora organisations from more than 80 countries. Among those invited to address the summit was French President Emmanuel Macron. The Vote and the Invitation On March 25, Ghana’s delegation to the United Nations led the passage of Resolution A/RES/80/250, declaring the transatlantic slave trade and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans “the gravest crime against humanity”, by 123 votes in favour. Three states voted against it, the United States, Argentina, and Israel. Fifty-two abstained, among them, all 27 European Union member states, including France.  President Mahama at the UN General Assembly podium in New York,