Namibian President Nandi-Ndaitwah Arrives in Accra for UN Conference on Enslaved Africans
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of Namibia touched down in Accra on Wednesday to participate in a high-level consultative conference aimed at charting the implementation of the landmark United Nations resolution on the trafficking of enslaved Africans.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah was welcomed at the Jubilee Lounge of Accra International Airport by Deputy Chief of Staff Nana Oye Bampoe Addo and Ambassador Francis Danti Kotia, Coordinating Director for Multilateral and International Organisations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The three-day conference, running from June 17 to 19 at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, brings together African heads of state, diplomats, civil society organisations and policy experts to deliberate on concrete steps following the adoption of UN Resolution A/RES/80/250, which addresses the historical trafficking of enslaved Africans.
President Nandi-Ndaitwah’s presence underscores the growing continental momentum behind efforts to confront the legacies of the trans-Atlantic slave trade through coordinated policy frameworks and reparatory justice initiatives. Her delegation joins a number of African leaders expected to address the opening ceremony.
The conference programme features an art exhibition on slavery, panel discussions on trans-continental cooperation, and deliberations on reparatory justice strategies for Africans and people of African descent. Organisers have placed particular emphasis on the need for governments and civil society groups to forge stronger partnerships in advancing the resolution’s objectives.
Ghana’s role as host reflects its longstanding position as a focal point in conversations about the African diaspora. Algerian Parliament Speaker Azouz Nasri also arrived in Accra earlier this week for the same gathering, signalling broad parliamentary engagement across the continent.
The outcomes of the conference are expected to shape policy frameworks and collaborative mechanisms that will guide African nations and their diaspora partners in implementing the resolution over the coming years.
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