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What UN vote on slavery reparations means

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The United Nations General Assembly - UNGA, last week, voted overwhelmingly for a resolution to designate the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. The US, Israel and Argentina voted against the proposal, while 123 nations voted in support of it. The UK and European Union members are among the 52 countries that abstained from the vote. The resolution was tabled by Ghana with the backing of the African Union and Caribbean nations. We examine what this resolution means for African countries and its youth.
Also, we hear from a curator of an art exhibition in Berlin, Germany - held to commemorate the sacrifices of over 700,000 African soldiers who fought on behalf of France during the 1st and 2nd World Wars.
 
Presenter : Nkechi Ogbonna
Producers: Blessing Aderogba, Bella Twine and Daniel Dadzie
Technical Producer: David Kinyanjui
Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga
Editors: Samuel Murunga and Maryam Abdalla
30 Mar 11AM English United Kingdom News

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