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'Ghana was the crime scene' - the country leading the demand for slavery reparations

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  • Kwaku Tee 1 day ago

    With a leadership like President John Dramani Mahama, I don't think the Western world will ever border paying any reparation to Africa. They're not prepared to have anything to with Corrupt characters like him. Former leaders ...
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  • Frank Agyena -Karikari. 1 day ago

    What I don't really understand is why should European countries involved in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade pay Reparations to African countries. That evil Trade at that time was a legitimate one and African Kingdoms like the ...
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  • Great one 1 day ago

    What about trans Saharan slave trade that started long before the trans Atlantic version, how come nobody talks about it, Mohammedans were even more evil, why are they not being talked about?

  • Frank Agyena -Karikari. 1 day ago

    I understand that the Trans Saharan Slave Trade went on for Centuries before the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade but the latter was more inhuman and of a greater magnitude. Almost every society has had some forms of Enslavement. T ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    @ Frank Agyena Karikari

    Please can you answer this question for me. Why did the West and in particular England or English pay compensation to ALL the Slave Owners based on the number of slaves they had or control when the ...
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  • Mr Acheampong 17 hours ago

    You do realise that the Arab trade required all males to be castrated leading to horrific casualty percentages as obviously some never survived. And you think that the Transatlantic trade was worse. It was certainly not good ...
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  • STGHFUO: Monkey see, Monkey do 1 day ago

    They won't. Colonial universities like McGill, university of Toronto, Harvard to Cornell, Rutgers, William n Mary were all built using black labor. How many of these schools offer free scholarships even to black students wit ...
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  • ST Ghfuo: KWAME NKRUMAH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 4 hours ago

    gh leaders are fools and very wicked, inhumane. they want reparations from colonization n slavery just to share amongst themselves and chop. im begging, pleading with those western nations who benefitted from colonization n s ...
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  • Kwasi Addai 1 day ago

    Your demigod Akufo Addo wanted reparations in the form of money, so that he would share it among the Akyem Mafia. Now a thoughtful President has come and has started addressing the situation in a very intelligent way. He is n ...
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  • CARIBBEAN NATIONS LED BY JAMAICA SHOULD LEAD THIS FIGHT AND NOT GHANA 1 day ago

    Siimply because the majority of those who caught the slaves were indigenes from the tribes in the then gold coast.

  • Kwaku Tee 1 day ago

    @ Kwasi Addai
    Do you know that personality and moral character count when it comes to negotiation? I can also inform you that the reparation we are talking about is not only about transfer of monies to ppl who suffered in Sl ...
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  • Jones Kumi Larbi 1 day ago

    Addai, you're a fool

  • Mr Smith 1 day ago

    So now if Europe and America decide to give out 1 trillion dollars each every ten years, what do we think will happen. Our politicians will start killing themselves for a share of the money. Not for development oooo!! But for ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    Anyway black people hate each other and that was why the white man and woman exploited our hatred towards each other to perpetuate the slave trade. Our ancestors at that time hated each other or uncivilised to some extent. Th ...
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  • SAEED OSMAN 1 day ago

    Kweku Tee and madness

  • Ruthan 1 day ago

    @ SAEED OSMAN
    Would you give a Loan to a Drunken Sailor in a Pub? Americans & Europeans if given the chance will arrest JDM and add him to their modern slaves. People who were presumed to be Bad characters were sold in the ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    @ Kweku Tee

    I want someone to answer this thorny question for me. Why did the West and in particular the English Parliament or England Parliament pay compensation to ALL the slave owners according to the number of slaves ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    @ Kweku Tee

    I want someone to answer this thorny question for me. Why did the West and in particular the English Parliament or England Parliament pay compensation to ALL the slave owners according to the number of slaves ...
    read full comment

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  • MOST OF THE CHIEFS WERE PART OF THE CRIMINAL SYNDICATES!! 1 day ago

    From Ashantihene, Ga Mantse, Northern Chiefs and the Ewe Chiefs from Dahomey were all part of the criminal syndicate!

  • Great one 1 day ago

    So in what forms will this reparations be? MKO Abiola started this reparations talks in 1992, I suspect that it was the reason why he died in the presence of Americans, the only day they had access to him was the day he died ...
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  • A 1 day ago

    You've phone in your hand, goggle & read about the topic.

  • SLAVERY NO DIFFERENT FROM GALAMSEY!! 1 day ago

    Who are those doing the galamsey. Its Ghanaians destroying their environment and selling it to the middlemen from Asia.

    So are you saying 100yrs from now when Galamsey has destroyed our river bodies and communities we will ...
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  • Kwaku 23 hours ago

    Excellent observation

  • Pelicles 17 hours ago

    Thank you, Sir. Currently, the carnage from galamsey is more deadly than anything that happened then and now. Reason, the idea of destroying the environment, which sustains our livelihood is a great concern, but our so-called ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    Anyway black people hate each other and that was why the white man and woman exploited our hatred towards each other to perpetuate the slave trade. Our ancestors at that time hated each other or uncivilised to some extent. Th ...
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  • Mahama Using Slave Trade To Avoid His Failing 24HR Economy!!! 1 day ago

    Mahama is now cleverly using this slave trade thingy to avoid answering for his failed 24hr Economy Policy!

  • Great one 1 day ago

    Ghana has always tried to exploit slavery for material gains, all these Joseph project, year of return bla bla was aimed at boosting tourism and not sincerity

  • Kofi Ghanaba 1 day ago

    What about the greatest crime of all committed by Jerry John Rawlings from 1979,1981 to 1992.That regime is the parent of Dramani Mahama’s party the NDC.Lets pay reparations to all Ghanaians who suffered during that period.

  • Who needed a new home badly? 1 day ago

    What was the religion of Christopher Columbus and the people on board the discovery boats?
    They needed the slaves to develop America.

  • Achakanapaya 1 day ago

    The white Man is the representative of Satan on Earth. Very evil minded creatures.

  • Pepe 1 day ago

    In the same vein as Ofori Atta looted Ghana and run away with the booty to go and hide in the USA, and the USA authorities are defending him. Shall we turn around after 100 years to ask American government to pay us reparatio ...
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  • Koti 1 day ago

    The Whites came to buy slaves, but who SOLD the slaves to them? Today, we are asking for reparations from the descendants of those who bought the slaves, are we similarly asking for reparations from the descendants of those w ...
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  • HAPPY DAYS 1 day ago

    Ei Pepe Ofori-Atta is a broken record oooo,AKSA is the new name in town with the daylight robbers who took and pocketed $600million back in charge again and you're one of the people who brought them,only God Almighty knows w ...
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  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    I want someone to answer this thorny question for me. Why did the West and in particular the English Parliament or England Parliament pay compensation to ALL the slave owners according to the number of slaves they had or con ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    I want someone to answer this thorny question for me. Why did the West and in particular the English Parliament or England Parliament pay compensation to ALL the slave owners according to the number of slaves they had or con ...
    read full comment

  • Kojo poku-London UK 1 day ago

    I want someone to answer this thorny question for me. Why did the West and in particular the English Parliament or England Parliament pay compensation to ALL the slave owners according to the number of slaves they had or con ...
    read full comment

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  • GOLDEN 20 hours ago

    THE ALMIGHTY GOD OUR CREATOR,PUNISHED HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE DUE TO DISOBEDIENCE,DESPITE MANY WARNINGS BY THE PROPHETS,ITS ALL WRITTEN IN THE OLD TESTAMENT,THESE ARE OF COURSE,STRONG BIBLICAL FACTS THEY ALWAYS IGNORE,TO KEEP BLACK ...
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  • Pelicles 17 hours ago

    John Mahama, I hope you visit Ghanaweb and avail yourself with some of the comment concerning topics like the slavery reparations.

    Get it into your thick skull that "Nobody anywhere will contribute a pesewa for you to pock ...
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