Dan Kwaku Yeboah, a veteran broadcaster, has told Western Nations not to hand over any liquid cash to African leaders.
The Journalist congratulated the president for winning the debate on reparatory justice, which acknowledges the slave trade as a crime against humanity.
However, he raised concerns about monetary compensation for the Transatlantic Slave Trade, arguing that such funds are unlikely to benefit the average African.
According to Dan Kwaku Yeboah, if proceeds from oil, gold, and bauxite royalties failed to solve Africa’s economic problems, what would a possible compensation do for Africans?
Speaking during an interview on Ade Akye Abia on Okay FM on Thursday, March 26, 2026, Dan Kwaku Yeboah stated, “If proceeds from oil, gold, and bauxite royalties failed to solve our economic problems or spur meaningful development, what will a possible compensation do for us?”.
Yeboah jokingly added, “They sometimes behave like the addicts in our neighbourhoods; when you give them gari, they ask for sugar. They say, ‘Thank you for yesterday’s gari, but what are you doing for me today?’ Our current posture in managing resources does not justify the demand for monetary reparations”.
“It would be better to invest any compensation into specific infrastructural projects rather than handing over liquid cash to our leaders”, he stated.
Meanwhile, Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has clarified that African leaders are not asking for money for themselves, as it goes against their conscience.
According to Ablakwa, African leaders are demanding compensation but are not asking for money for themselves.
Ablakwa highlighted that African leaders do not seek to profit from this but want justice for the victims and courses to be supported, educational and endowment funds, skills training funds.
Speaking to the media at the UN, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa clarified, “We have made it clear that African leaders, or Carribean leaders are not looking for money, it goes against our conscience to seek to profit from this, we don’t want any payment made to us directly, we are talking about courses to deal with the strutural inequalities and we are also talking about the return of artefacts”.
Also, Irina Abramova, Director of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has revealed that Russia is ready to help Africa calculate slavery reparations claims.
According to Irina Abramova, Russia will support African countries in calculating the total amount of reparations that Western nations could pay for crimes committed during the colonial period.
She explained that Russia will collaborate with African experts to build a strong, evidence-based case for reparations.
Speaking on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, during a press conference on the theme “The Responsibility of Western Metropolises for the Consequences of Colonisation: History and Modernity,” Irina Abramova made this known.
Madam Abramova explained, “We aim to unite the efforts of Russian scholars – mathematicians, programmers, historians, and economists – with African researchers in order to jointly substantiate the scale of these reparations and move forward with legal claims on various international platforms”.
“In addition to being an outstanding political figure, John Mahama is also a scholar. He actively promotes the reparations agenda, which is increasingly evolving from a historical and political discourse into a concrete, practical agenda,” Abramova added.
Reports suggest that between the 15th and 19th centuries, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly taken and sold into slavery.
The reparations debate has since gained renewed global attention; however, critics argue that present-day states and institutions should not be held responsible for actions carried out centuries ago.
Reports suggest that between the 15th and 19th centuries, an estimated 12.5 million Africans were forcibly taken and sold into slavery.
The reparations debate has since gained renewed global attention; however, critics argue that present-day states and institutions should not be held responsible for actions carried out centuries ago.