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Truckloads of onions procured in Niger and headed for Ghana have been left stranded in Benin following the closure of the Benin border. The development if not addressed immediately could result in a shortage of the produce in Ghana since much of the onions consumed in Ghana are imported from …

Nigeria has begun the evacuation of its stranded citizens in Khartoum, Sudan with the deployment of 40 luxury buses to take the evacuees to Egypt for airlifting to the West African country. In a series of tweets by the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), the exercise started on Wednesday with …

When Ahmed El-Badawy woke up to the sound of gunfire and heavy artillery in Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, the Egyptian travel content creator did not think he would soon be stranded in a flat with little food or water and unable to leave. It was around 9 am on April 15 …

Tension is mounting among commuters from Adawso to Ekye Amanfro in the Eastern Region as the ferry which transports passengers on the Afram river has developed a mechanical fault. Speaking to some drivers on Wednesday morning, they described the situation as worrying. According to reports, both ends of the river …

    The National Emergency Management Agency has confirmed receiving 152 returnees from Libya and another 104 stranded citizens from N’Djamena, Chad Republic. The Libyan returnees were received at the Cargo Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, while those from Chad were received at the Mallam Aminu Kano …

Some Ghanaian students living in Turkey are stranded following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Monday. The Ghanaians who are students of the Gaziantep University in Turkey have been unable to obtain bus tickets to enable them leave the affected area to a safer city. The students have …

Some continuing students of the University of Ghana (UG), have been left stranded on campus following the recent university’s new residential policy. On Monday, January 16, 2023, some affected students of Commonwealth hall numbering about 40 were turned away by security personnel of the school from accessing their hall. The …

Thousands of Ghanaians have reportedly fallen prey to a travel scam and have been left stranded in Nigeria and Cameroun. According to a video report on Akoma FM’s Facebook page, the stranded Ghanaians were promised employment opportunities and visas to travel abroad in a scam which involved persons from both …

Patients at the Manhyia Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region have been left stranded following an industrial action by nurses in the facility. The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association GRNMA in the Ashanti Region on Friday December 2,2022  began a strike to protest government’s failure to sack the Ashanti Regional …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has stated that they have successfully repatriated over 450 Ghanaians stranded in the United Arab Emirates in August this year. A citinewsonline report indicated that the ministry said that the stranded individuals were persons who were misled by unscrupulous agents who promised …