France, Aug. 11 -- Visiting Jamaica last week, President John Mahama said Ghana "fully supports the petition on slavery Jamaica proposes to soon submit to King Charles III".

Jamaican officials plan to travel to the UK in early September to petition the head of state to seek legal guidance on their push for reparatory justice.

Mahama said the main question was no longer "whether historical injustice occurred" but how it could be meaningfully addressed.

"The global discussions on reparations have reached a defining moment. The international community is moving beyond simple acknowledgement of historical wrongs toward structured engagement on how their enduring consequences can be addressed," he said.

The Ghanaian president, who heads th...