AT the just-ended Commonwealth summit in Samoa, 56 leaders, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, agreed that ‘the time has come’ for a meaningful conversation on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Despite the UK’s prior stance against including reparations on the agenda, the final joint statement acknowledges calls for ‘reparatory …
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Commonwealth pushes for talks on slave trade reparations
AT the just-ended Commonwealth summit in Samoa, 56 leaders, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, agreed that ‘the time has come’ for a meaningful conversation on reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. Despite the UK’s prior stance against including reparations on the agenda, the final joint statement acknowledges calls for ‘reparatory …
Read More »Nigerians Must Be Able To Freely Vote During Elections – Commonwealth
The Commonwealth Observer Group has urged parties, candidates and their supporters to play their part in ensuring peaceful and credible elections. The observation mission insists Nigerians can freely vote during the presidential and national assembly polls on Saturday. The former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki made the demand at …
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