This blog post (external link) is written for African Law Matters blog by Patrick Toussaint, LLD (external link), our Research and Policy Advisor - based on a recent research article published in the African Human Rights Yearbook (external link), with a special focus on the African Union’s Theme for 2025 on Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.
With this article, Patrick and Krishnee Appadoo - the authors, extend an invitation for African scholars, policymakers, activists, and communities to co-create a Pan African climate justice agenda that centres historical truth, redistributive justice, and structural transformation.