UN declares the slave trade the “gravest crime against humanity”
A Ghana-led resolution passed with 123 votes and calls for dialogue on reparations.
Diaspora
Africans and people of African descent living outside the continent: the money they send home, the culture they carry and the links they keep with Africa.
Africa's diaspora sent home $124 billion in 2025
Remittances to Africa grew 86% in a decade, but sending money to Southern Africa is still the world's most expensive.
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