The UN general assembly has ratified a landmark resolution declaring transatlantic chattel slavery as the gravest crime against humanity, with many Africans welcoming the move despite resistance from Western entities. However, the resolution's passage reveals a world still deeply divided on the gravity of the sin of enslaving over 15 million people over 400 years.

<p>Despite resistance from states who had role in chattel slavery, many feel this is an idea whose time has come</p><p>John Mahama knows a thing or two about beating the establishment. On Wednesday, less than two years after completing a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/08/ghana-former-president-john-dramani-mahama-wins-election">remarkable comeback</a> as Ghana’s president with a landslide defeat of the ruling party candidate, he rallied the world to ratify a landmark vote ag...