Tag Archives: FOREIGNERS

279 Ghanaians, 107 foreigners arrested, mining equipment destroyed

A total of 279 Ghanaians and 107 foreigners were arrested in a joint security operation in the five regions of the North and in some parts of Burkina Faso, Togo and Ivory Coast. National Security Advisor, Emanuel Okyere, stated the joint operation was intelligence led and intended to ward off …

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Over 40 foreign shops locked up in Koforidua

• It appears the Ghana-Nigeria trade war is an unending one • Some GUTA members have locked up shops belonging to foreigners in the Eastern regional capital  • The situation turned chaotic as the affected traders tried to resist them  Some members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) …

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Viral video could lead to violence against foreigners, SAHRC says

A foreign-owned spaza shop in Soweto, which was looted on August 29 2018. The SA Human Rights Commission said it was disappointed to see a xenophobic video, circulating on social media, of a person stating that foreigners will not be allowed to open or run their spaza shop businesses in …

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Foreigners under mandatory quarantine in Kumasi demand repatriation [ Watch Video]

Thirteen Togolese and Beninois who have been under quarantine in Kumasi are pleading with authorities to repatriate them over what they describe as poor living conditions. They were arrested over a month ago for illegally entering the country and tested for Covid-19 before being put under quarantine at a facility …

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