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Why US, Israel and Argentina opposed UN Resolution on the transatlantic slave trade

Ghana's President, John Dramani Mahama gesture to his supporters during a presidential election rally at Accra Sports Stadium in Accra, Ghana. [File, AFP]

Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama made news calling for the United Nations General Assembly to recognize slave trade as a gross crime against humanity.

The eventual vote was 123 to adopt, 52 to abstain, and 3 to oppose. The three were the United States, Israel, and Argentina that are currently led by such New Right champions as Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Javier Milei.

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