Namibia has reiterated its support for reparatory justice for the historical injustices of slavery and colonialism.

On the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah voiced her support, emphasising that the time for justice is now. 

President Nandi-Ndaitwah called the transatlantic slave trade one of history's greatest crimes recorded against humanity, where 12.5 million Africans were forcibly removed between the 16th and 19th centuries.

The legacy of that period, she said, continues to fuel today's inequalities.

Reaffirming Namibia's stance, Nandi-Ndaitwah backed the proposed resolution, declaring the transatlantic slave trade and slavery as humanity's gravest crimes and advancing healing, restoration, and justice for Africans and people of African descent.

Yesterday, Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama, convened a high-level gathering at the United Nations ahead of the International Day of Remembrance for Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade and urged an honest confrontation with the history of the transatlantic slave trade.