Jamila Akweley Okertchiri

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Jamila Akweley Okertchiri is an award-winning Ghanaian journalist with over a decade in print and online media. She is known for her hard-hitting reporting on human rights, the environment and health.

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Ghana Leads Global Push for Slavery Reparations, While Still Paying for Empire at Home

Jamila Akweley Okertchiri / Truthdig Aug 27, 2026 As its gold enriches foreign markets and IMF debt weighs heavily, the country is demanding the world reckon with what Africans and African descendants are owed for the “gravest crime against humanity.” Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )