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Ten out of fifteen foreign child beggars rescued by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) tested positive for HIV, Tuberculosis, and COVID-19 after going through medical screening. These underprivileged children were picked from the streets in a swoop by a joint task force of the Social Welfare department and the Metropolitan …

  The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MGCSP) has disclosed that 1,320 Nigerien beggars on the street of Accra have been repatriated. The repatriation of the beggars forms part of an operation dubbed ‘Operation get off the street and street-connected project’, aimed at reducing the menace of streetism …

Ghana has deported at least 562 Nigeriens who were illegally staying in Ghana, including the beggars that are often seen on the streets of Accra. According to BBC Hausa, the first batch of deportees arrived in the country’s capital on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. “The first plane from Ghana carrying …

The Nigerian Embassy in collaboration with the government of Ghana has kick-started the process to repatriate some Nigerian beggars on the streets of Accra. A spokesperson for Nigerian Embassy in Accra, Abdallah Mohamed Hassan told Accra 100.5 FM’s 6:00 am news on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, that the embassy has …

The Deputy Minister for Gender, Women and Social Protection, Lariba Zuweira Abudu, has cautioned the public against alms giving to child beggars. According to her, the Ministry has information that a number of child beggars loitering the street are part of a trafficking syndicate. The children are reported to have …