President John Dramani Mahama will lead a solemn wreath-laying ceremony on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the African Burial Ground National Monument, paying tribute to the memory of enslaved Africans.

The event forms part of a series of activities highlighting reparatory justice.

In his role as African Union Champion for Reparations, President Mahama will spotlight the importance of recognising the transatlantic slave trade and the racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as crimes against humanity, a position already endorsed by the African Union.

Why Mahama is set to make strong case on slavery reparations at UN

On Wednesday, March 25, 2026, he will carry this message to the global stage, addressing the United Nations General Assembly during the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, presenting Ghana’s official stance on reparatory justice.

President Mahama’s US visit also includes a keynote address at Lincoln University and engagements with the Ghanaian diaspora at Temple University, reinforcing Ghana’s leadership in global conversations on historical restitution and the enduring legacy of slavery.

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