Epistemic injustice is one of the systemic causes of Africa’s present-day disadvantaged position in pursuing socio-economic justice for sustainable development.
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On this Africa Day, let us recommit to not only addressing past wrongs, but also to building a sustainable future for the people of Africa grounded in peace, dignity, and opportunity for all.
In 2025, the African Union has set a powerful and necessary theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” It is a call not just for reflection, but for clarity, courage, and a strategic reframing of the reparations discourse.
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the United Nations Permanent Forum on People of African Descent said during the forum’s fourth meeting.
Solidarity and common purpose forged decolonisation and anti-colonialism, won independence in Africa, built momentum towards civil rights in the United States and other parts of the West and brought down the apartheid regime.
Gorée Island, off the coast of Dakar, Senegal, is a potent symbol of the slave trade. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Centre, it embodies both the duty to remember and the challenges of passing on a painful past.
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