Ghana says it will evacuate around 300 Ghanaian citizens from South Africa after recent protests targeting foreign nationals. Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government has approved an “immediate evacuation” at the request of the president. He adds that the citizens being evacuated are those who are “distressed” and have registered with Ghana’s embassy in Pretoria. The announcement is based on information that some Ghanaians feel unsafe following a wave of anti-immigrant demonstrations in parts of South Africa. The reports say the planned evacuation covers citizens who have already registered through the diplomatic mission, indicating that Ghana is prioritising those who seek assistance. Details such as the timing of travel, the logistics of the extraction, and the destination within Ghana are not included in the provided accounts. The decision reflects an effort by Ghana’s authorities to respond to concerns raised by its citizens abroad amid unrest.
Ghana to evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant protests
Ghana says it will evacuate around 300 Ghanaian citizens from South Africa after recent protests targeting foreign nationals. Ghana’s foreign minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, says the government has...
- Ghana’s foreign minister says the country will evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa.
- The evacuation is linked to a recent wave of protests against foreign nationals.
- Ghana says the affected citizens are “distressed” and registered with its embassy in Pretoria.
- The government says the president has approved an “immediate evacuation.”
- The announcements are made via public posts by Ghana’s foreign minister.
BBC Ghana says it will evacuate 300 citizens from South Africa following a recent wave of protests against foreign nationals. Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in a post on X on Tuesday that the Ghanaian president had granted approval for their “immediate evacuation”. He said the “distressed” Ghanaians had registered at the country’s embassy […] The post Ghana to evacuate 300 from South Africa over anti-immigrant protests appeared first on NewZimbabwe.com.
3 months agoThe foreign minister says the "distressed" Ghanaians registered with the embassy in Pretoria to be evacuated.
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