Ghana evacuates first 300 citizens from South Africa amid anti-immigrant unrest [Courtesy/Reuters]
Ghana has welcomed home the first flight carrying citizens evacuated from South Africa amid rising anti-immigration tensions.
The first group, comprising about 300 Ghanaians, arrived earlier today following growing xenophobic violence and instability in parts of South Africa.
The evacuation was confirmed by Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Kofi Quashie, who said the initial batch was scheduled to arrive on May 27.
“The Ghanaian government listened to the plight of its citizens in South Africa, who felt that their lives were in danger, who felt like the economic activity that they were engaging in had come to a standstill, who felt unwelcome in this country. It is the responsibility of every government to ensure that its citizens are taken care of both home and abroad,” the High Commissioner said.
