UN slave trade resolution welcomed in West Africa, African Union

The UN passed a resolution on Wednesday to recognise the transatlantic slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”. The decision was welcomed across West Africa and also at the African Union.

“This is a historic moment,” said Wenceslas Avosse from Benin, after the United Nations designated the African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity,” despite opposition by the US and some European countries.

“This is a…