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...