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President Mahama Welcomes UK Declaration on Reparatory Justice and Transatlantic Enslavement
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President Mahama Welcomes UK Declaration on Reparatory Justice and Transatlantic Enslavement

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama praised UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for acknowledging the human rights violations of the transatlantic slave trade.

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