French President Emmanuel Macron has cautioned against reducing reparations for slavery to mere financial compensation, stressing that justice for historical wrongs must also include truth-telling, education, memorialization and restitution. Speaking at the High-Level Consultative Conference on “Next Steps” under the United Nations Resolution on enslaved Africans in Accra on Thursday, June 18, 2026, Macron said reparative justice should not be …

President John Dramani Mahama has stressed that reparatory justice for the transatlantic slave trade cannot be fully achieved without acknowledging the unique suffering endured by enslaved women and girls. Speaking at the Heads of State Session of the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra on Thursday, June 18, 2026, President Mahama said women experienced forms of exploitation that extended …

The Ghana Police Service has cautioned final-year students writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) against engaging in violence, vandalism, or any unlawful acts after completing their final paper on Friday, June 19, 2026. In a statement issued on Thursday, June 18, 2026, the Police warned that students who participate in violence, arson, assault, vandalism, or any other …