The Council of European Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) and the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences in Africa and Madagascar (SECAM), gathered in Cape Coast, Ghana, from 13th to 18th November 2007, on the occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery. The meeting reflected on “the new forms of slavery, the new faces of poverty and the new patterns of exploitation in our world”. The meeting resulted in a message to the Heads of States and Governments from Africa and Europe who will gather in Lisbon on 8th and 9th December 2007.