President John Dramani Mahama is set to lead Ghana’s delegation to the United Nations for a high-level engagement on reparatory justice and the remembrance of victims of the transatlantic slave trade, with visits scheduled in New York and Pennsylvania.
In a statement issued and signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Spokesperson to the President and Minister for Government Communications, on March 22, 2026, the President will convene and deliver the keynote address at a High-Level Special Event on Reparatory Justice at the United Nations Headquarters on Tuesday, March 23.
The event, themed “Reparatory Justice for the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and the Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans,” is expected to bring together global leaders and dignitaries to address issues of historical injustice.
On Wednesday, March 24, President Mahama will also address the United Nations General Assembly as part of activities marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
During the session, he will present Ghana’s position, which has been adopted by the African Union, on a landmark resolution seeking to declare the trafficking and enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity.
The visit will begin with a wreath-laying ceremony at the African Burial Ground National Monument in New York, in honour of enslaved Africans.
As part of his itinerary, President Mahama will visit Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, where he is expected to deliver a keynote address.
He will also engage with the Ghanaian community at Temple University.
