Ghana concludes evacuation of nationals from South Africa amid anti-immigrant concerns

ACCRA, June 8– The Ghanaian government has received the last batch of its nationals evacuated from South Africa amid ongoing anti-immigrant activities in the country. The 342 nationals, who arrived on Sunday at the Accra International Airport aboard a chartered Ethiopian Airlines flight, bring the total number of Ghanaian returnees from South Africa close to 1,000. The arrivals were the last batch of evacuees under the government’s support program, Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced late Saturday.