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Campaigners gather for African reparations conference

GRASSROOTS campaigners came together today at a conference hosted by the all-party parliamentary group for African reparations.

Building on the momentum and wide engagement of last year’s inaugural event, attendees discussed the issue of reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, colonisation and the continued exploitation of peoples of African descent across the world.

Former British colonies called for the British government to discuss reparations at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in Samoa at the weekend.

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