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The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, will speak at the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice, scheduled to be held in Accra, Ghana, hosted by President John Mahama.
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, disclosed this in a post on X on Tuesday.
The Government of Ghana confirms that the President of France will address the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice being hosted in Accra by President Mahama.
President Macron is expected to welcome a good faith dialogue on historical injustice against Africans and… pic.twitter.com/PnLI4tWcuG
— Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa (@S_OkudzetoAblak) June 9, 2026
“The Government of Ghana confirms that the President of France will address the Next Steps Conference on Reparatory Justice being hosted in Accra by President Mahama,” Ablakwa said.
He added that Macron is expected to “welcome a good faith dialogue on historical injustice against Africans and outline France’s commitment to Reparatory Justice,” following the adoption of a Ghana-led United Nations resolution declaring transatlantic enslavement as the “gravest crime against humanity.”
The conference is scheduled to take place between June 17 and 19, 2026, and builds on growing international discussions around reparatory justice and the legacies of slavery and colonialism.
Ghana has positioned itself as a leading voice in Africa on the issue, pushing for sustained global dialogue on historical injustices.
The Ghana-led resolution received overwhelming support at the United Nations General Assembly, with 123 countries voting in favour. Three countries, including the United States, Israel, and Argentina, voted against it, while 52 countries abstained, including several European Union member states and the United Kingdom.
Although non-binding, the resolution is widely regarded as a significant political and moral shift in global discourse on historical injustice, strengthening calls for reparatory justice and renewed international engagement on the legacy of the transatlantic slave trade.
