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[QUOTE="Queen, post: 88051, member: 27"]
A formal UN motion to label the transatlantic slave trade humanity's gravest crime is coming from Ghana later this month.

Mahama's UN slavery motion
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[*]President John Dramani Mahama announced the push on Independence Day.
[*]Ghana plans to formally submit the motion this month.
[*]African and diaspora partners are backing the initiative.
[*]Mahama framed it as a long-overdue justice call.
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Historical ties anchor the message
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[*]Cape Coast Castle and Elmina Castle served as departure dungeons.
[*]Millions of enslaved Africans crossed the Middle Passage from there.
[*]Diaspora resilience and cultural contributions got acknowledged.
[*]Ghana's status as the first independent sub-Saharan nation adds weight.
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Saint Kitts and Nevis connection
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[*]Prime Minister Terrance Michael Drew attended as a special guest.
[*]His wife, Diani Jinesha Prince-Drew, joined him.
[*]Drew's presence symbolized Caribbean-Ghana ancestral bonds.
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