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5th Edition

African Conference on Debt and Development

Reparations and Reparative Justice for an African Financial Architecture and Transformation
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27-29 August 2025
Accra, Ghana

About AfCoDD V

Making Africa a Rule Maker not a Rule Taker! #AfricaRuleMaker

Launched in 2021, the African Conference on Debt and Development (AfCoDD) brings together African citizens to discuss and debate Africa’s path towards economic, political and social, self-determination.

This year’s AfCoDD is themed “Reparations and Reparative Justice for an African Financial Architecture and Transformation”. The theme isJustice, aligned with the African Union’s 2025 agenda, being championed by the Republic of Ghana.

Join us for insightful discussions on reforming and rebuilding our continent with a focus on addressing economic transformation and emerging challenges, including the climate emergency and advances in artificial intelligence and industrialization. The conference will feature a variety of sessions, including political economy conversations and research presentations, aimed at connecting national issues with the broader goals of the African Union on reparations and debt development.

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On reparations

  1. AU Theme of the Year 2025 – AU THEME OF THE YEAR 2025: Theme: “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations” The African Union (AU) has designated 2025 as the “Year of Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations.” This initiative underscores the AU’s commitment to addressing historical injustices, including the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism, apartheid, and genocide. It builds on decades of advocacy and collaboration, aiming to foster unity and establish mechanisms for reparatory justice on a global scale.
  2. The Abuja Proclamation – A declaration of the first Abuja Pan-African Conference on Reparations For African Enslavement, Colonization And Neo-Colonization, sponsored by The Organization Of African Unity and its Reparations Commission April 27-29, 1993, Abuja, Nigeria
  3. Accra Proclamation on Reparations – INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BUILDING A UNITED FRONT TO ADVANCE THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND REPARATIONS TO AFRICANS 14 TO  17 NOVEMBER 2023, ACCRA, GHANA
  4. Concept Note for the AU Theme of the Year 2025
  5. RESOLUTION IN PREPARATION FOR THE AU THEME FOR 2025
  6. BUILDING A UNITED FRONT TO PROMOTE THE CAUSE OF JUSTICE AND PAYMENT OF REPARATIONS TO AFRICANS
  7. Durban Declaration and Programme of Action: 20th Anniversary of the Adoption
  8. UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent
  9. Intergovernmental Working Group on the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action
  10. Reparations to Africa and the Group of Eminent Persons

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