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Mr. Victor Oguekwe gave a powerful presentation on the economic injustices of slavery and colonization across the #Diaspora and #Africa. In the U.S., Black households make up 11.4% of the population but hold only 3.4% of total family wealth. In Brazil, Black women earn just

Ms. Lydia Chibambo traced #Africa’s current economic injustices to a legacy of slavery, colonialism, and exploitative global systems. She argued that these historical forces laid the foundation for structural inequalities that persist today; manifesting in limited access to

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We screened #OMITTED, a powerful film by The Black Curriculum , at LOATAD in Accra, spotlighting the erasure of Black British history. 📰 Read the full article here: 🔗 reforminitiatives.org/omitted-an-eve… #ReparationsNow

Reform Initiatives joined the AU/EU Transitional Justice Seminar in Abuja, exploring: ✔️ Reparations ✔️ Gender & environmental justice ✔️ Civil society’s role Grateful to ICTJ, African Union, Centre for the Study of Violence & Reconciliation for the convening. #TransitionalJustice #HumanRights

Session 1️⃣ laid the groundwork for our #NewSocialContract by examining how civil society, community groups, and the diaspora can drive reparative justice. Under moderator Anele Simon (ICOYACA), Dr. Katharine Brooks (UNDP Africa), Amb. Amr Aljowaily (AU CIDO), Makmid Kamara

Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, President of Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), reminded us: there is no real #democracy without free and safe journalism. Journalists are messengers, yes, but they are also an open space for truth, for communities to speak, and for leaders to listen. Public interest journalism

Mr. Omar Faruk Osman, President of Federation of African Journalists (FAJ), warned that when journalists are harassed, intimidated, or sidelined, #democracy itself is at risk. Democracy is about trust, built day by day, not just during elections. Civil society and journalists must work hand in hand to

Amb. Amr Aljowaily (Director, AU CIDO) in closing said that the African Union #YearOfReparations has a multilateral track (continental-AU, RECS, etc.), a multi-stakeholder track (everyone has a role to play) and multi-dimensional (cultural, legal, etc.). It is a marathon we have

Why is the African Union focusing on #reparations in 2025⁉️ And what does justice really look like for Africans and people of African descent? In this special report, Amani Africa and African Union ECOSOCC dig into the history behind the #YearOfReparations and examine how global

The African Union has made a bold commitment by extending the theme of reparatory justice from a year to a full decade. This marks a significant step toward long-term change and healing. Click to learn more: reforminitiatives.org/reform-initiat…

At the #GlobalAfricaP2PForum, Makmid Kamara of Reform Initiatives outlined the African Union's #reparations agenda and African Union ECOSOCC’s work to bring AU organs, civil society, governments, academia, private sector, and the #diaspora together around one table. He said that reparations

#HappeningNow: Panel 2️⃣ at the Global Africa People-to-People Forum! This panel is dedicated to informing us about the commencement and significance of the United Nations 2nd International Decade for People of African Descent and how best the Governments, #civilsociety and the #diaspora

#HappeningNow: Panel 3️⃣ at the Global Africa People-to-People Forum! This panel elicits important information about the upcoming #Africa-CARICOM: Caribbean Community Heads of Government Summit that is scheduled to be held in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 on 7th September 2025. The panel also provides an

In his closing remarks at the #GlobalAfricaP2PForum, Mr. William Carew, Head of the African Union ECOSOCC Secretariat, reflected on what made this year’s forum stand out: not just the calibre of speakers, but the way it rooted the African Union's #YearOfReparations firmly within the civic

At the Continental Youth Consultation SESSION2: Youth Rethinking #TransitionalJustice Moderator: Mr. Makmid Kamara, International Fund for Public Interest Media Speakers: • Mr. Lennon Monyae, African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) • Mr. Jonathan Ralph Kadurira, • Mr. Immanuel Mwendwa Killu, • Ms. Kisiwaa Gyan

📢 Calling all CSOs in #Africa and the #diaspora. Your work deserves to be documented! African Union ECOSOCC is building the My Africa, My Future Compendium: a collection of real, on-the-ground civil society efforts advancing #justice and #reparations. If your organization is doing

Today, we mark Emancipation Day 2025 with Ghana and the Caribbean. It is a call to honour African ancestors and continue the work of justice. Through truth, art, and advocacy, we advance liberation and unity. #EmancipationDay #ReparativeJustice #PanAfricanSolidarity