Ghana has announced it will evacuate 300 of its citizens from South Africa, following a spate of xenophobic incidents and protests against immigration across the country in recent weeks.
Issued on: 14/05/2026 - 11:55
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said on Tuesday that President John Dramani Mahama had approved the operation.
"These distressed Ghanaians had earlier complied with the Foreign Ministry's advisory and registered with our High Commission in Pretoria to be rescued, following the latest wave of xenophobic attacks," he wrote in a message posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
"The Government of Ghana shall continue to safeguard the welfare of all Ghanaians home and abroad."
