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South African President Calls for Slavery Reparations During Africa Month

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Johannesburg, May 4 (IANS) As Africa Month commemorations begin across the continent, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has renewed calls for slavery reparations. Centuries of exploitation and the systematic looting of African resources continue to inflict lasting economic damage on African nations, Ramaphosa said in a newsletter released on Monday.Reparations must go beyond financial compensation to include “increased foreign direct investment and market access for the African countries a…