President Mahama has left Ghana for New York to take part in the 81st United Nations General Assembly, Modern Ghana reports. The trip was announced on Sunday, 20 September 2026.
The visit comes as reparations for the transatlantic slave trade draw renewed attention on the international stage. According to asil.org, a UN committee has set out the obligation of states parties to pursue reparations for the trade. Modern Diplomacy, in a separate piece, argues that reparations are an inalienable right of Africans and people of African descent.
Ghana has been active in pushing the issue. Graphic Online reports that the country is advancing a reparations financing agenda, with its focus extending beyond compensation to include restitution and development. CitiNewsroom.com also reported that Mahama was heading to New York for the assembly.
The 81st General Assembly brings heads of state and government together at the UN's headquarters for its annual high-level session. Mahama's attendance places Ghana among the countries raising the reparations question during the gathering.
What to watch next: whether Ghana's reparations financing proposal gains backing from other member states during the assembly's high-level meetings.