By Charmaine Ndlela
The Government of Ghana was due on Thursday to evacuate the first batch of 300 Ghanaian nationals from South Africa amid growing safety concerns linked to recent anti-immigration protests and threats against foreign nationals.
Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, announced on X that the evacuees would depart from OR Tambo International Airport on a specially chartered flight.
According to Ablakwa, the evacuation is being fully funded by the Ghanaian government and forms part of an emergency intervention to protect citizens living in South Africa.
The minister said returnees would receive a comprehensive support package, including financial assistance on arrival, transport to their destinations within Ghana, reintegration allowances, psychosocial support services, and placement on a special database for employment and business start-up opportunities.
“The welfare and safety of all Ghanaians is a non-negotiable priority of the Mahama Administration,” Ablakwa said.
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