Commonwealth leaders don agree say the “time don come” to talk about reparations for the slave trade, even though the UK wanted to keep the topic off the agenda at the two-day summit for Samoa.

Before the summit, the UK Government don insist say the issue no go dey on the agenda, but one document wey 56 heads of government sign, including UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, acknowledge say dem don dey call for “discussions on reparatory justice” for the “abhorrent” transatlantic slave trade.

Sir Keir talk say no money matter don dey discussed for the meeting, and the UK dey “very clear” say dem no go pay reparations. The UK don face plenty calls from Commonwealth leaders to apologise and pay reparations for the country’s historical role in the slave trade. Dem talk say reparations for those wey suffer because of slavery fit take many forms, from financial to symbolic.

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