Ghana agrees to accept West Africans deported from US: Video
Ghana has agreed to accept West African nationals deported from the United States under President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, President John Dramani Mahama confirmed on Wednesday, September 10.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Mahama said Washington had requested Ghana’s cooperation in taking in third-country nationals from the subregion who were being removed from the U.S. “We were approached by the U.S. to accept third party nationals, who were being removed from the U.S. We agreed with them that West African nationals were acceptable because all our fellow West Africans don’t need a visa to come to our country,” he explained. “I think that agreement has been activated.”
The president revealed that the first group of 14 deportees – mostly Nigerians and one Gambian – had already arrived in Ghana. He emphasised that Ghana’s position was consistent with the ECOWAS Protocol on Free Movement, which grants citizens of West African states visa-free entry into member countries for stays of up to 90 days.
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