Kofi Ahovi

The Government of Ghana has declined a GH¢20 million support package offered by MTN Ghana to assist Ghanaian nationals affected by renewed xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a press statement issued on Wednesday, August 26, said the government had already made adequate financial provisions for the ongoing evacuation and reintegration of Ghanaians returning from South Africa. The Government of Ghana commends MTN for the offer, however, we respectfully decline,” the Ministry stated. According to the Ministry, the government’s decision had already been communicated to MTN’s Board Chairman, Dr Ishmael Yamson, and Chief Executive Officer when they met the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, on August 14, 2026. The Ministry said the Mahama administration remained fully committed to providing humanitarian and financial support to Ghanaians evacuated from South Africa. It added that the government would publish a comprehensive account of ...

  Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs,  Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa , has called for a full-scale investigation into reported xenophobic incidents targeting Ghanaians in  South Africa , following the circulation of a disturbing viral video. The intervention comes after a viral video surfaced on social media showing a South African woman leading a youth group to confront a Ghanaian resident, accusing him of overstaying and calling for foreigners to return to their home countries rather than seeking opportunities abroad. In the widely circulated footage, the woman expressed frustration over migration within the continent, declaring that Africans should focus on developing their own countries instead of relocating to others in search of better prospects. Responding to the incident in a Facebook post on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, Ablakwa disclosed that he had held a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart, Ronald Lamola, to address the situation. I called him o...