Jewish people received reparations. Libyan people received reparations from Italy. Only people of African descents didn't receive reparations for slavery and the colonial occupation of Africa. Destruction of our towns and social structure, assassination of our leaders, millions of people death, theft of arts and minerals, etc. Africa is still under the aftershock of the colonial occupation and under the effect of neo-colonialism (a lot of our leaders are mere puppets).

The issue of reparations for African people may not be top agenda, like the creation of locally owned enterprises in all main field of science and business, creation of jobs and increasing the quality of life for all, but it is still something important.

I won't say it's symbolic, but almost. It's about respect and acknowledgment. Bad things were done to us and reparations is an acknowledgment of it by something more than just words.

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Greece puts figure of €279bn on claim for German reparations

Greece’s deputy finance minister has said that Germany owes it nearly €279bn (£205bn) in reparations for the Nazi occupation of the country.

Greek governments and private citizens have pushed for war damages from Germany for decades but the Greek government has never officially quantified its reparation claims.

A parliamentary panel set up by Alexis Tsipras’s government started work last week, seeking to claim German debts, including war reparations, the repayment of a so-called occupation loan that Nazi Germany forced the Bank of Greece to make and the return of stolen archaeological treasures.

Speaking at a parliamentary committee on Monday, the deputy finance minister, Dimitris Mardas, said Berlin owed Athens €278.7bn, according to calculations by the country’s general accounting office. The occupation loan amounts to €10.3bn.

The campaign for compensation has gained momentum in the past few years as the Greeks have suffered hardship under austerity measures imposed by the European Union and International Monetary Fund in exchange for bailouts totalling €240bn to save Greece from bankruptcy.

Tsipras has frequently blamed Germany for the hardship stemming from the imposition of austerity. The Greek prime minister has angered Berlin by threatening to push for reparations in the middle of talks to unlock aid for Greece.

Germany has repeatedly rejected the country’s claims and says it has honoured its obligations, including a 115m deutschmark payment to Greece in 1960.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/06/greece-puts-figure-of-279bn-on-claim-for-german-reparations