By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government has urged Ghanaians to avoid nonessential travel to South Africa amidst growing xenophobic attacks on African immigrants, according to a travel advisory on Monday. The travel advisory, issued by the country’s Foreign Affairs ministry, said the government was worried by the increasing attacks targetedContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government of Ghana has rescheduled the planned evacuation of nationals from South Africa today due to the increasing number of people who have applied for voluntary repatriation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday. In a statement, the Foreign Affairs Ministry explained that the exerciseContinue Reading
Ghanaian Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa late Friday called for an end to xenophobic attacks by Africans against fellow Africans as the continent pursues economic and political integration. Ablakwa made the remarks while closing the just-ended three-day 3i Africa Summit, saying: “We cannot be talking about trading among ourselves, withContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh Ghana has officially petitioned the African Union (AU) to place recent xenophobic attacks on African nationals in South Africa on the agenda of the Eight Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the continental body next month, Foreign Affairs minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa confirmed on Thursday. According to aContinue Reading
By Francis Kobena Tandoh The government of Ghana is relocating Emmanuel Asamoah, the Ghanaian national who came under attack by some South Africans recently, minister for Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said in a post on Saturday. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the minister announced that he hadContinue Reading
