AU reparations mechanisms organize thematic working groups

The AU observed the anniversary of the OAU’s founding in 1963, renewing public calls for unity and implementation of Agenda 2063. Commemoration sustains a Pan-African public calendar while official...

The joint Africa Day message connected continental unity to institutional reform and reparatory justice. It reflects official priorities and should be read as a political commitment whose practical...

The second meeting of AUCER and AULER opened with a joint plenary, beginning technical work on the African common position for reparatory justice. This marks a shift from broad political...

AUCER met from 2–3 June to deliberate on a framework paper and organize thematic work. The process may strengthen continental coordination, while the eventual position will reflect both state...

AULER convened from 4–5 June to address legal pathways and a framework paper. The work connects historical claims to present legal debate but does not resolve jurisdiction, responsibility or remedies.

Three mechanisms—the AU reparations committee, AU legal experts and CARICOM Reparations Commission—met to operationalize a joint process. The meeting builds Africa–Caribbean coordination in a...

African, Caribbean and international participants met to plan action after the UN resolution. This consultative process creates a cross-regional platform, while the scope of a common agenda remains...

At the conference, President Mahama announced global advisory, cultural restitution and legal panels. The design points toward research, education, memorialization, restitution and law; the panels’...

The African Union opened a dialogue on debt sustainability and reform, addressing a structural constraint on public investment and policy autonomy. Debt is central to contemporary decolonial debates...

The conference brought ministers, educators, youth and civil society together to address skills, learning and training for girls and women. A decolonial history includes gendered access to...