'Who should compensate whom?' - Afenyo Markin on reparatory justice
Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, the Minority Leader in Parliament, argued on Friday, March 27, 2026, on the Floor of Parliament that historical accounts of transatlantic slave trade fail to reflect the role played by local actors. He said, "When somebody berths a vessel at Cape Coast, and you decide to go to the North, Bono area, get to the Ashanti area, to the Assin area and you are chasing your strongest among your own people, then after 100 years, you say I should be compensated. Who should compensate whom? We maltreated our own and told the white man that he should also maltreat our own. The story must be told and must be put in its proper context."
Afenyo-Markin also stated, "It is also a fact that the inhumane treatment, the unfortunate humiliation, the maginalisation, injustice and abuse of our ancestors who became victims of this slave trade must be condemned."
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing the trafficking of enslaved Africans as the "gravest crime against humanity." 123 countries voted in favor of the resolution, which was championed by President John Dramani Mahama and backed by the African Union and Caribbean nations.
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Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin addressed Parliament on the topic of reparatory justice. He questioned the narrative surrounding the transatlantic slave trade- raising questions about accountability.
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