Foundation Seeks Reparation Over Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

The Foundation for the Healing of the African Slave Era Atrocities has called for formal apologies, reparations and long-term development investments from nations and institutions linked to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.

Convener of the foundation and Apostolic Overseer of Abba Father Assembly, Dr. Joshua Egbagbe, while addressing journalists in Jos, said the initiative sought to complement existing legal and diplomatic efforts on reparations with what he described as an apostolic and faith-inspired pathway for healing the wounds inflicted during the African slave era.

He outlined a five-point framework centred on Recognition, Repentance, Restitution, Reparations and Restoration, known as the 5Rs.

He described such measures as essential for healing centuries of injustice and restoring the dignity of African people.

“The Foundation for the Healing of the African Slave Era Atrocities concurs with the growing international consensus on reparatory justice from a non-condemnatory position. We seek an open-hearted and Christ-like process of Recognition, Repentance, Restitution, Reparations and Restoration to heal, including the often-overlooked psycho-spiritual damage done to the psyche of enslaved African peoples,” he said.