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Africa's quest for reparations legitimate demand for justice, accountability: official

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STORY: Africa's quest for reparations legitimate demand for justice, accountability: official
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 14, 2025
DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2025
LENGTH: 00:02:05
LOCATION: Addis Ababa
CATEGORY: POLITICS

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1. various of meeting
2. SOUNDBITE (English): MONIQUE NSANZABAGANWA, African Union (AU) Commission Deputy Chairperson

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Africa's quest for reparatory justice is a legitimate demand for the acknowledgement of historical injustices and a commitment to meaningful accountability, African Union (AU) Commission Deputy Chairperson Monique Nsanzabaganwa said on Friday.
   
Nsanzabaganwa made the remarks while addressing a high-level meeting that focused on the AU's theme for 2025: "Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations" on the sidelines of the ongoing 38th AU summit, which is taking place from Feb. 12 to 16 at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital.
   
The deputy chief emphasized that Africans and their descendants have for centuries "endured the devastating consequences of enslavement, colonial exploitation, racial discrimination, and systemic economic marginalization."
   
She said that the reparatory justice agenda for historical injustices stemming from colonialism, trans-Atlantic enslavement, apartheid, and systemic discrimination recognizes the wealth extracted from Africa, the sufferings endured by Africans, and the progress "deliberately" obstructed.
   
SOUNDBITE (English): MONIQUE NSANZABAGANWA, African Union (AU) Commission Deputy Chairperson
"These injustices were not accidental. They were deliberate, and institutionalized acts that deprived generations and generations of Africans of their dignity, sovereignty, and rightful opportunities.
The continental reparations agenda is not a plea for charity. It is a legitimate demand for the acknowledgement of historical injustices and a commitment to meaningful accountability in addressing them.
Our combined responsibility is to ensure that this movement translates into substantial actions to secure a just and equitable future for generations to come. It is about restoring dignity, fostering economic empowerment, and ensuring that Africa and its people reclaim their rightful place in the global order."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Addis Ababa.
(XHTV)

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