Angolan President João Lourenço participated in a virtual meeting of the High-Level Global Advisory Council on Reparatory Justice on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
The discussions focused on slavery, the transatlantic slave trade and their enduring consequences for Africans and people of African descent. Participants considered ways to advance international coordination and secure redress for the historical injustices caused by slavery and colonialism.
The meeting forms part of growing global efforts to turn calls for reparatory justice into coordinated diplomatic and institutional action. The United Nations has recognised slavery and the transatlantic slave trade as crimes against humanity and serious human rights violations.