slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean between the 16th and 19th centuries
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has denied making things ‘more difficult for the King’ by suggesting there could be some form of apology over slavery ... Show more
King Charles says he is determined to build a better future after shame of slavery
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Key FactsCharles Expresses Horror at Slavery Without Apologizing
Nov 3, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mirror.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mirror.co.uk
- Despite calls from campaigners and some Caribbean leaders, Charles did not personally apologize for Britain’s and the monarchy’s historical role.
- He said the transatlantic trade in enslaved people continued to cast a shadow over these islands and other Commonwealth members.
- Charles highlighted the Royal Navy’s leading role in ending the international trade in enslaved people.
- On November 3, 2026, Prime Minister Andy Burnham was due to offer £40 million for Caribbean projects supporting green-energy schemes in the West Indies.
King to address slavery in Antigua as PM says he is open to possible UK apology: King Charles III will deliver a speech to the Commonwealth Heads of Government ...
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UK PM Burnham says 'open' to slavery apology but rules out financial reparations: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Saturday he was "open" to the UK ...
france24.com/en/europe/20261031-burnham-says-uk-open-to-slavery-apology-but-rules-out-financial-reparations
mb.com.ph Nov 01
UK leader Burnham hints at apology for country's role in slave trade but rejects reparations
mb.com.ph/2026/11/01/uk-leader-burnham-hints-at-apology-for-countrys-role-in-slave-trade-but-rejects-reparations
Badenoch hits out at formal UK slavery apology as ‘navel-gazing distraction’: Comes after the Prime Minister said he was ‘open’ to calls for an official apology
independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/kemi-badenoch-andy-burnham-slavery-b3076880.html
Andy Burnham is 'open' to apologising for UK’s role in slave trade: The Prime Minister, who is preparing to fly to the Caribbean next week, has said he wants to ...
metro.co.uk/2026/10/31/andy-burnham-open-apologising-uks-role-slave-trade-29754823/
UK PM signals the government will consider an apology for its role in the slave trade
abcnews.com/International/wireStory/uk-prime-minister-signals-government-apology-role-slave-137730910
The Globe and Mail Oct 31
Calls for Britain to pay reparations for slave trade grow as King Charles visits Caribbean
theglobeandmail.com/world/article-britain-pay-reparations-slave-trade-king-charles-visit-caribbean/
UK PM 'open' to slavery apology but rules out reparations: Burnham says he is willing to consider a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave ...
trtworld.com/article/a649e3ed04c0
Andy Burnham ‘open’ to calls for formal British apology for slavery – but rules out reparations
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andy-burnham-slavery-apology-reparations-b3076696.html
King Charles expresses sorrow over slavery on his trip to the Bahamas. But as the monarchy faces pressure from the reparations movement ... Show more
Britain’s King Charles III continued his nine-day tour of the Caribbean Thursday under mounting pressure to issue a formal apology for the U.K ... Show more
King Charles faces renewed calls for slavery apology, reparations on Caribbean tour: "Pay us what you owe us"
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Key FactsKing Charles faces calls to apologise for Britain's slave-trade role
Oct 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mirror.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: mirror.co.uk
- After the Bahamas, he was due to visit Guyana and then Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
- Buckingham Palace said before the tour that Charles would not issue a formal apology but would not avoid difficult conversations.
- At a youth event in the Bahamas, Charles acknowledged great suffering and past injustices.
- The Bahamas National Reparations Committee said Charles’s remarks fell short and called for a full formal apology.
OpinionThe royals are losing the one thing they cannot inherit: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: The loyalty of their subjects is fading and the past week shows exactly why
inews.co.uk/opinion/royals-losing-thing-cannot-inherit-4858419
The Spectator Oct 27
Paid articlePaywall When are we going to drop the whole reparations farce?: That old chestnut, ‘slavery reparations’ – i.e. a practice almost every civilisation has engaged in ...
spectator.com/article/when-are-we-going-to-drop-the-whole-reparations-farce/
OpinionThe monarchy is edging towards a crisis bigger than Harry or even Andrew: There will be no apology for slavery as the King visits the Caribbean ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/charles-royal-family-dangerous-crisis-4848534
Ghana is turning to the stage to tell the story of the transatlantic slave trade and why reparative justice matters today ... Show more
King Charles will begin a tour of the Caribbean next week - but he’s already facing calls to apologise for Britain’s historic role in the transatlantic slave ... Show more
Africa reclaims slave trade narrative on MUSON stage: A new stage play, Odigbose, premiered at the MUSON Centre, Lagos, to retell the story of the transatlantic ...
punchng.com/africa-reclaims-slave-trade-narrative-on-muson-stage/
Three Swiss cantons accused of historical complicity in slavery: Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether the historical predecessors of the cantons of Zurich ...
swissinfo.ch/eng/history/three-swiss-cantons-accused-of-historical-complicity-in-slavery/92187812
‘UNINFORMED’ - Global Afrikan Congress rebukes Warmington over slave trade remarks, urges him to do research and apologise
jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20261005/uninformed-global-afrikan-congress-rebukes-warmington-over-slave-trade
King's Caribbean tour will not shy away from 'darkest days of our past': In recent years, the King has expressed his "personal sorrow" at the UK's role in ...
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The Global Afrikan Congress is demanding an apology from parliamentarian Everald Warmington over what it calls his “uninformed assertions” about Africans who ... Show more
Ghana has been working tirelessly to keep the issue of reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade on the agenda at the UN General Assembly ... Show more
In March, the UN recognised the transatlantic slave trade as 'the gravest crime against humanity'. Descendants of enslaved Africans hope it will now ... Show more
Painful memory: In Senegal’s Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past fade away: A dilapidated two-century-old building in Saint-Louis, Senegal bears testament ...
thestar.com.my/lifestyle/living/2026/09/16/painful-memory-in-senegals-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-fade-away
Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past
theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-interactive/2026/sep/14/register-british-slave-traders
OpinionPALI LEHOHLA | Turning Africa’s underdevelopment into hard data: Fifty years after Walter Rodney’s ‘How Europe Underdeveloped Africa’, a new statistical ...
timeslive.co.za/opinion/2026-09-14-pali-lehohla-turning-africas-underdevelopment-into-hard-data/
Jamaica seeks £7.6billion reparations from King Charles III over trans-Atlantic slave trade
wionews.com/world/jamaica-reparations-king-charles-trans-atlantic-slave-trade-1788779699143
UN committee says countries must consider reparations for slave trade: A UN committee said countries are legally obliged to consider reparations for the ...
ctvnews.ca/world/article/un-committee-says-countries-must-consider-reparations-for-slave-trade/
Key FactsUN committee outlines slavery reparations framework
Aug 31, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: euronews.com
- CERD said on Monday that states must provide broad redress for harms from direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic slave trade.
- General Recommendation-40 identifies monetary, non-monetary and structural reparatory measures for people of African descent.
- According to CERD member Pela Boker-Wilson, the non-binding findings nevertheless carry significant weight for courts, officials and litigation.
- The recommendation also identifies an educational duty to investigate and disclose the full truth about transatlantic slavery.
Confronting historical injustice can not be separated from the fight against present-day racial discrimination.— Pela Boker-Wilson, CERD committee member, in an AFP interview
dominicanewsonline.com Sep 11
UK rejects slavery reparations as Jamaica presses case with King Charles III: The United Kingdom is maintaining its longstanding position against paying ...
dominicanewsonline.com/news/homepage/news/international-news/uk-rejects-slavery-reparations-as-jamaica-presses-case-with-king-charles-iii/
Jamaica takes campaign for slavery reparations to King Charles III: Jamaica is pushing for Britain to pay reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade ...
apnews.com/article/britain-jamaica-slavery-king-charles-iii-38a8dd0a5809edf44cbf0a87a8a7b176
The United Nations says countries directly or indirectly involved in the transatlantic slave trade must pay compensation to Africans and people of African ... Show more
Countries are legally obliged to provide broad reparations for harms resulting from both direct and indirect involvement in the transatlantic African slave ... Show more
Countries obligated to consider repatriation for transatlantic slave trade – UN Committee
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UN panel urges states to confront slavery’s legacy with reparations | Africanews: A UN committee has called on countries to adopt comprehensive reparations for ...
africanews.com/2026/08/31/un-panel-urges-states-to-confront-slaverys-legacy-with-reparations/
dominicanewsonline.com Aug 24
OpinionCOMMENTARY: ‘International Day for the Remembrance of The Slave Trade and its Abolition’
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In Senegal's Saint-Louis, traces of slave-trading past are being erased | Africanews
africanews.com/2026/08/20/in-senegals-saint-louis-traces-of-slave-trading-past-are-being-erased/
What would slavery reparations actually look like?: After centuries since the abolition of slavery, the call for reparations is gaining momentum ...
iol.co.za/news/africa/2026-08-17-what-would-slavery-reparations-actually-look-like/
Ghana's President John Mahama is on a four-day state visit to Jamaica where he will focus on strengthening diplomatic, economic and cultural ties ... Show more
The Spectator Aug 09
How Project Spire will hurt England's parishes: In this week’s episode of Holy Smoke, Damian Thompson is joined by Madeline Grant to dive into the ...
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Glasgow’s role in transatlantic slave trade highlighted by new trail: Glasgow’s colonial history and the lasting impact of its role in the transatlantic slave ...
heraldscotland.com/news/26400456.glasgows-role-transatlantic-slave-trade-highlighted-new-trail/
For decades, the west African island nation of Cape Verde (also known as Cabo Verde) was perhaps best known for the music of late singer Cesária Évora ... Show more
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A vivid reenactment at Ghana's Christiansborg Castle brought the brutality of the transatlantic slave trade to life as African and Caribbean leaders ... Show more
Key FactsGhana Marks Slavery’s End with Reparations Demand
Jun 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: trtafrika.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: trtafrika.com
- Ghana hosted the first Juneteenth commemoration outside the US featuring a powerful reenactment of the slave trade.
- The event deeply moved descendants of enslaved Africans, highlighting the brutal reality of their ancestors’ suffering.
- Concrete reparations and sustainable international funding were key outcomes of the conference discussions.
- The Dutch government pledged to return 2,000 artifacts to Ghana as part of ongoing reconciliation efforts.
reparation is more than compensation, it's about restoring dignity— Julius Garvey, son of Jamaican political activist Marcus Garvey; said during the conference that reparations are about more than compensation, restoring dignity.
After African leaders last week gathered at the Next Steps reparations summit in Accra, RFI travels to the city of Cape Coast ... Show more
Global framework for reparatory justice adopted at landmark Ghana conference: Call for formal apologies from countries that benefited from transatlantic trade ...
theguardian.com/news/2026/jun/19/global-framework-reparations-justice-adopted-at-landmark-conference-in-accra-ghana
Transatlantic slave trade gravest crime against humanity, Juneteenth marks its end
abc.net.au/news/2026-06-20/juneteenth-marks-end-to-slavery-gravest-crime-against-humanity/106820820
African and Caribbean leaders meeting in Ghana are pushing for reparatory justice over slavery, backing measures including debt relief ... Show more
African, Caribbean states back slavery reparations plan at Ghana meeting: African and Caribbean nations on Friday demanded formal apologies from countries that ...
reuters.com/world/americas/african-caribbean-states-back-slavery-reparations-plan-ghana-meeting-2026-06-19/
Boakai Calls for Global Reparatory Justice as UN Slave Trade Resolution Opens ‘Historic Door’ - FrontPage Africa Online
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arabtimes Jun 07
OpinionEurope, Americas ... African slavery: According to historical estimates, approximately 12.5 million Africans were captured and transported through the ...
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🗓️ Six years ago today, the world was watching Bristol.
On this day, the bronze statue of Edward Colston was toppled from its plinth ... Show more
Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Vatican’s role in legitimising slavery: VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made a historic apology on Monday for the Holy ...
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Key FactsPope Leo XIV Apologizes for Vatican's Role in Slavery
May 25, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pbs.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: pbs.org
- Pope Leo XIV calls the Vatican’s historic support of slavery a deep moral wound and issues a formal apology in his first encyclical.
- He highlights 15th-century papal bulls that granted European monarchs authority to enslave non-Christians and seize their lands.
- The pope links past slavery to contemporary digital forms of exploitation, urging vigilance against new types of human trafficking.
- His document 'Magnifica Humanitas' demands a firm condemnation of all trafficking to prevent repeating past failures in respecting human dignity.
It is impossible not to feel deep sorrow when contemplating the immense suffering and humiliation endured by so many in stark contrast to their immeasurable dignity as persons infinitely loved by the Lord, Leo wrote. "For this, in the name of the church, I sincerely ask for pardon."— Pope Leo XIV, in the encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, announcing the Vatican's apology for its historical role in legitimizing slavery
When Haiti gained independence from France in 1804, it became the first country ever to free itself from slavery – but France imposed crippling debt in ... Show more
France confronts enduring legacy of slavery, 25 years on from Taubira Law: France is commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Taubira Law, landmark legislation ...
rfi.fr/en/france/20260521-france-confronts-enduring-legacy-of-slavery-25-years-on-from-taubira-law
France has justified abstaining on a Ghana-led UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity ... Show more
How Did Black Music Take Over the World? Let Melvin Gibbs Explain.: Since the late ’70s, the bassist has worked to map a musical route that mirrored the ...
nytimes.com/2026/04/07/arts/music/melvin-gibbs-how-black-music-took-over-the-world.html
Pope prays for healing at Angola shrine marked by slave trade history | Africanews
africanews.com/2026/04/20/pope-prays-for-healing-at-angola-shrine-marked-by-slave-trade-history/
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Angola, where his tour turns to the legacy of colonialism and the trans-Atlantic slave trade.#DWAfrica
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in an exclusive interview with the BBC's Focus on Africa that the Trump administration had ... Show more
Benin leans into painful past to encourage cultural tourism | Africanews: Benin is leaning into its painful history as a key port in the transatlantic slave ...
africanews.com/2026/04/13/benin-leans-into-painful-past-to-encourage-cultural-tourism/
Only three countries voted against it: Argentina, Israel, and the US, while 52 countries — primarily European countries— abstained from voting.
: Only three countries voted against the resolution: Argentina, Israel, and the US.
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Advancing reparations: This newspaper celebrates Ghana’s spearheading of last month’s United Nations resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and ...
trinidadexpress.com/opinion/columnists/advancing-reparations/article_9f8b3ac7-902b-4b44-8ebd-6bc21b7e7807.html
African countries continue to suffer the impact of slave trade and colonialism by European powers.
The UN recently adopted a Ghana-led resolution declaring ... Show more
Reform UK to block visas for Ghana, Nigeria, Jamaica over slavery reparations | Africanews
africanews.com/2026/04/08/reform-uk-to-block-visas-for-ghana-nigeria-jamaica-over-slavery-reparations/
The UN wants reparations for slavery. Not all countries agree.: The body declared slavery to be a ‘crime against humanity,’ something the United States pushed ...
theweek.com/world-news/united-nations-reparations-slavery-countries-united-states-opposed
Ghana: From Ghana to France, UN Slavery Resolution Meets With Mixed Reactions: A UN resolution recognising the transatlantic slave trade as one of the gravest ...
allafrica.com/stories/202604060008.html
Ghana wants the UN to declare the transatlantic slave trade the worst crime in human history. But as the push for reparations grows ... Show more
Ghana is winning strong international support as it tables a historic UN resolution on reparative justice this week. The proposal seeks to have the ... Show more
The UN calls the transatlantic slave trade a "crime against humanity" and demands reparations. Here’s the history behind it.#dwhistoryandculture
Ghana has managed to push through a resolution at the United Nations that recognizes the transatlantic slave trade as the gravest crime against humanity ... Show more
U.S. is one of three countries to vote against U.N. resolution calling slavery a 'crime against humanity'
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/us-votes-against-un-resolution-calling-slavery-crime-humanity-rcna265240
UN adopts Ghana-led resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade and enslavement of Africans the gravest crime against humanity — but with the U.S ... Show more
