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REPARATION NATION SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

African Foundation for Development

The African Foundation for Development, known as AFFORD, undertakes reparatory justice activity including restitution advocacy, research, public engagement, parliamentary support and documentation concerning African cultural artefacts, ancestral remains and wider Afrikan reparations.
VESSEL: RN-V-000006 Tracked Primary Source Verified

VESSEL DETAILS

Organisation
African Foundation for Development
Organisation Code
RN-O-000006
Organisation Type
International Development and Diaspora Organisation
Country
United Kingdom
Official Website

REPARATORY VOYAGES

RN-VY-000006

Return of the Icons and Afrikan Reparatory Justice Programme

In Voyage
Long-term programme of restitution advocacy, research, public education, parliamentary engagement and documentation concerning looted African cultural artefacts, ancestral remains and wider reparatory justice.
Announced
Not recorded
Start Date
Not recorded
Declared Financial Cargo
Not specified
Beneficiary Destination
African communities, heritage institutions, descendants and wider Afrikan reparations stakeholders affected by colonial dispossession, removal of cultural heritage and related historical injustices.
Non-Financial Cargo
Restitution advocacy, research, parliamentary support, public education, hearings, conferences, documentation and policy engagement.

CARGO MANIFEST

Return of the Icons
RN-C-000013 | Restitution | In Transit
Programme supporting the restitution of African cultural artefacts and ancestral remains to their countries and communities of heritage.
Apologies and Reparations Directory
RN-C-000014 | Knowledge Infrastructure | In Transit
Research and documentation infrastructure recording apologies, statements of regret and reparations involving governments, institutions, organisations and individuals.
APPG Afrikan Reparations co-secretariat support
RN-C-000015 | Institutional and Parliamentary | In Transit
Secretariat, research and policy support connected with parliamentary work on Afrikan reparations, restitution of cultural artefacts and ancestral remains.

VOYAGE LOG / SHIPPING ACTIVITY

Date Movement Voyage Verification
3 October 2026 AFFORD continues APPG Afrikan Reparations co-secretariat role
AFFORD records an active co-secretariat role supporting the APPG for Afrikan Reparations, including restitution work concerning cultural artefacts and ancestral remains.
Parliamentary Support · RN-M-000026
RN-VY-000006
Return of the Icons and Afrikan Reparatory Justice Programme
Primary Source Verified
3 October 2026 AFFORD develops Apologies and Reparations Directory
AFFORD Institute developed an online directory recording apologies, statements of regret and reparations and invited public submissions for research verification.
Research and Documentation · RN-M-000025
RN-VY-000006
Return of the Icons and Afrikan Reparatory Justice Programme
Primary Source Verified
3 October 2026 AFFORD established in 1994
AFFORD records that the organisation was established in 1994 with a mission centred on strengthening the contribution of Africans in the diaspora to African development.
Organisation Established · RN-M-000023
RN-VY-000006
Return of the Icons and Afrikan Reparatory Justice Programme
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20 April 2022 AFFORD supports APPG discussion on African restitution
AFFORD supported parliamentary engagement concerning restitution of African artefacts held in United Kingdom heritage collections and shared secretariat responsibilities for the APPG for Afrikan Reparations.
Parliamentary Engagement · RN-M-000024
RN-VY-000006
Return of the Icons and Afrikan Reparatory Justice Programme
Primary Source Verified