Reparatory Justice Push: Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama used the Next Steps High-Level Consultative Conference in Accra to call for a new phase of global action on reparatory justice—moving beyond acknowledgment toward truth-telling, reconciliation, and concrete measures. He announced three international panels: an advisory panel on reparatory justice, an expert panel on restitution of cultural artefacts, and a legal panel on pathways for redress. Regional Diplomacy: The conference drew presidents and senior officials from across Africa and the diaspora, including São Tomé and Príncipe’s President Carlos Vila Nova, as leaders backed a UN-backed push that frames transatlantic slavery as the gravest crime against humanity. Reparations Demands: African and Caribbean states endorsed a 19-point plan calling for formal apologies, a Global Reparations Fund, debt relief, compensation, restitution of looted cultural property and ancestral remains, and reforms to international financial institutions. Gulf of Guinea Security & Influence: Ukraine’s military intelligence reports Russia is planning “Russian Houses” in at least eight countries, including São Tomé and Príncipe, as part of a broader influence campaign alongside support to friendly regimes. Ocean Governance: West African states are urging early protection for the Eastern Atlantic under the high seas treaty, highlighting the Convergence Zone stretching to São Tomé and Príncipe.