African and Caribbean nations call for formal apology for transatlantic slavery

The leaders have asked for apologies from the countries that benefited from the slave trade, as well as debt relief and financial compensation.

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The demands come at the end of a three-day conference in Ghana which looked to advance the push for reparatory justice.

It follows a landmark UN resolution in March which recognised transatlantic slavery as the "gravest crime against humanity", urging UN member states to contribute to a reparations fund.

Around 12-15 million African men, women and children were captured and trafficked to the Americas to work as slaves from the 15-19th Centuries

A 19-point reparations plan has been endorsed as part of the "Next Steps" conference in the Ghanaian capital, Accra.