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Ghana welcomes Pope's apology over Catholic Church's role in slavery

significant, at a time the world was having a "deeper reflection" on the effects of slavery and colonialism. The country successfully pushed for a UN resolution in March, which recognised the enslavement of Africans

Ghana to advance reparatory justice at first major gathering since landmark UN resolution

Ghana [says in its concept note](https://reparations.mfa.gov.gh/user/doc/CONCEPT-NOTE.pdf) for the conference: “This [resolution] represents a fundamental departure from the international community’s response to the transatlantic slave trade, replacing commemorative gestures with the pursuit