One message stood out, one particular briefing gave clarity and hope for better days ahead. Africa, will be heard, willingly or unwillingly and the resolution thereof, will no longer be a hope for years to come, but a reality to actualise. At a press conference during the 39th AU Summit in Addis Ababa, Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama urged African leaders to adopt a common continental strategy on the legacy of slavery and racialised chattel enslavement, which he described as “the gravest crime against humanity.”
