Archbishop of Canterbury waxay xaqiijisay ballanqaadka £100m ee loogu talagalay bulshooyinka ay saameysay addoonsiga
Dame Sarah Mullally waxay booqasho ku timid Ghana iyo Cameroon iyadoo xusayay taariikhda addoonsiga transatlantic
Dame Sarah Mullally, oo ah 106-aad ee madaxda Kaniisadda England oo ah haweeneydii ugu horreysay ee qabata xilkaas, ayaa xaqiijisay heshiiska £100m ee lagu taageerayo bulshooyinka ay saameysay addoonsiga. Waxay booqday qalcaddii Cape Coast ee Ghana iyadoo qayb ka ah safar 10-maalmood ah.
Booqashada Qalcadda Cape Coast iyo Ghana
Dame Sarah Mullally waxay booqatay qalcaddii Cape Coast Castle ee Ghana, qalcad laga dhisay qarnigii 17-aad oo ay marayeen ganacsatada Sweden, Denmark iyo Holland ka hor inta uusan Britain qabsan 1664. Waxay sidoo kale fiirisay godadkii addoonsiga, kaniisad hore, iyo 'Albaabka aan Laabashada'.
Intii ay Ghana joogtay, waxay booqatay afar kaniisadood oo Accra ah oo khudbad ka dhigtay St Joseph the Worker, waxaana hoggaamiyay wadaadad dumar ah. Waxay la kulantay madaxweynaha John Mahama iyo ninkeeda Eamonn, waxayna dhagax dhigtay hoyga 'culture resort'.
Heshiiska £100m iyo Raaligelin Addoonsiga
Kaniisadda England waxay abuurtay sanduuq £100m ah oo loogu talagalay maalgashi, cilmi-baaris iyo wacyigelin bulshooyinka addoonsiga. Koox madax-bannaan ayaa sheegtay in lacagtu aanay ku filnayn, waxayna ku booriyay £1bn. Mullally waxay xaqiijisay heshiinka.
Mullally waxay tiri: 'We played a part in the transatlantic slave trade … part of the Christian belief in repentance is about action, so we are putting in place action to support those communities that feel the legacy of the slave trade'. Justin Welby ayaa markii hore raaligelin ka bixiyay.
Safarka Cameroon iyo Aragtiyada Maxalliga ah
Jimco, Mullally waxay aaday Yaoundé, caasimadda Cameroon, waxayna sii socon doontaa Douala, Buea iyo Limbe. Safarka Ghana iyo Cameroon wuxuu ka dhacayaa casuumad ka timid Archbishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith. Ghana waxay martigelisay shir 80 dal.
Mullally waxay booqatay qasriga Asantehene ee Kumasi iyadoo xiran kente. Xisaab-yaqaan Kenneth Mordzro ayaa yiri: 'They should bring back the gold and artefacts they stole from our ancestors during the colonial days'.
Dame Sarah Mullally visits Cape Coast Castle and meets communities while committing to reparative action
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dame Sarah Mullally, has reaffirmed her commitment to a £100m Church of England fund for communities affected by slavery. She spoke during a 10-day tour of Ghana and Cameroon at the invitation of Archbishop Cyril Kobina Ben-Smith.
Visit to Cape Coast Castle and Ghana sites
Dame Sarah Mullally, the 106th head of the Church of England and only woman in the role since March 2026, visited Cape Coast Castle in Ghana. The 17th-century fortress was built by Swedish traders, later occupied by Danes and Dutch, then seized by the British in 1664.
At the castle she visited the dungeons, a former Anglican chapel, and the 'Door of No Return'. In Accra she delivered a sermon at St Joseph the Worker Anglican church officiated by all-female clergy, met President John Mahama with her husband, and laid a hostel foundation stone for diaspora pilgrims.
Fund commitment and past apology
The Church of England set up the £100m fund for 'a programme of investment, research and engagement' in communities affected by slavery. An oversight group urged expansion to £1bn, and Conservative MPs urged clergy wages, but Mullally reaffirmed the fund.
Mullally said: 'We played a part in the transatlantic slave trade … part of the Christian belief in repentance is about action, so we are putting in place action to support those communities that feel the legacy of the slave trade.' Former Archbishop Welby had formally apologised earlier.
Cameroon leg and local views
On Friday Mullally heads to Yaoundé, then Douala, Buea and Limbe in Cameroon. Ghana hosted a reparation conference with 80-plus state heads last month. She also visited the Asantehene in Kumasi wearing kente-lined cassock and commissioned a Mampong clinic.
Accra accountant Kenneth Mordzro believes the church can do more on reparations. He said: 'They should bring back the gold and artefacts they stole from our ancestors during the colonial days,' referencing loot taken in the 19th-century Anglo-Asante wars.
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