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Three hundred (300) Ghanaians have registered for voluntary repatriation from South Africa due to persecution and xenophobia and are expected to arrive in the country today.
Embassy officials and Ghana's Foreign Ministry have since completed the process of repatriating the citizens as anti-immigration protests continue in South Africa.
Since the beginning of April, foreigners have faced harassment and threats from vigilantes and anti-immigration groups.
One of the March and March Bin groups accused the foreigners who collect the jobs in which they were involved in crime.
He says that if all the foreigners have been given comot, then he says that the local people can get jobs and ODA opportunities.
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An incident in Ghana where some protesters harassed me demanding my immigration documents while I was working for my shop went viral, causing international concern.
Ghanaian authorities have expressed concern about the incident in which they have condemned the harassment of a citizen – Emmanuel Asamoah, who was doing legal work for De Contre at the time.
Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa described the incident as “unacceptable” and called for an investigation by South African authorities.
The government has since repatriated Emmanuel Asamoah to Ghana and offered him a job to restart his life.
Ghana petitioned the African Union to invite South Africa to its mid-year coordination meeting to be held in Egypt in June to discuss the issue of xenophobia.
Nigerian authorities have also issued a warning about attacks on their country's citizens and have also begun filing PIPOs on their country's citizens.
Countries like Angola, Mozambique, Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Lesotho and Zimbabwe have issued advisories to Indian citizens to stay away from protest areas and stay safe as South Africans continue street protests.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned the attacks on foreigners, but I deny that there is xenophobia.
My point is that Conti Gaetz is investigating the issue of harassment and attacks on foreigners, but Dia Gov Gaetz has dealt with the issue of illegal immigration and undocumented foreigners.
Ramaphosa says the influx of undocumented foreigners to the country puts a strain on some communities with little resources for local people.
Despite this, the United Nations (UN) and ODA groups are still calling on South Africa to protect foreigners from attacks in line with the African Charter for Human and Peoples' Rights.
Charter flight took 300 Ghanaians to South Africa on Thursday morning
Ghana's Foreign Ministry said it sought to use a charter flight to evacuate citizens at 5 a.m. to Johannesburg's D'Or Tambo International Airport.
They are processing documents and travel passports of people who are going to board the flight, in pipes registered with the Ghana High Commission for South Africa.
Ghanaian officials say withdrawals should be free for citizens – the opposition government does not pay in full for the service.
The ministry says any ODA Pipo who wishes to return to Ghana should contact the D High Commission for registration, ready to add them to the next batch leaving the country.
Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says that “the welfare and security of all Ghanaians must be a priority for the Government of Ghana” and therefore they must do everything possible to ensure the security of India.
“President John Mahama Bin has given presidential approval for the immediate evacuation of Ghanaians and we want to ensure that no civilians are harmed by the protesters,” the foreign minister said.
Protests are still taking place in the cities of Durban, Pretoria, Mthatha, Johannesburg and Oda.
Militants and anti-immigration groups say they will continue protests until the end of the year.
In fact Ghana's High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quashie, says that the Network of African Ambassadors is going to court asking the mayor of d'Estcourt to return the keys seized from foreign shop owners to the municipality.
According to the High Commissioner, Mayor Mduduzi Mayeza delivered the keys seized from more than 25 foreign shop owners to the locals, saying they should be asked to operate the shops.
“The mayor has also given 21 days time to the foreigners to leave the area, we say that the mayor's action is illegal”
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Government should give some financial package to the returned citizens
Minister of Foreign Affairs Oga Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the Ghanaian government is going to offer them a “welcome home financial package” for the pipes transported to Ghana.
I also announce the ODA tin to the citizens when they arrive at Dig for De Kontri.
The government will provide “transportation assistance” for them to various locations in Ghana.
They are also entitled to a “reintegration allowance” as well as free psychological support from the Foreign Minister.
Government agencies also put Dia's names into a database for jobs and ODA start-up opportunities, so they can apply for jobs.
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Pipo has already begun demanding full disclosures about the Ghanaian government's financial commitment to the entire project.
But officials say their immediate focus is on protecting Ghanaian citizens from danger and attacks they can follow even after that.