Photos of Ghana wey don komot from South Africa / Photo Credit: Joseph Odoteye, Multimedia Group Limited. Ghana Government dey put together all di legal mata dem go pursue and secure full money wey go fit compensate citizens wey dia booming business and money wey dem save don destroy for di last wave of anti-immigrant violence wey happen for South Africa. Di Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, show dis one on Saturday night, June 6, 2026, for Accra International Airport while dem dey welcome di second batch wey get 345 Ghana evacuees come back to dia papa land.

When Ablakwa dey talk with di people wey don come back, wey plenty of dem dey very sad because dem run leave dia investment wey save dia life, di minister promise dem say government no go allow di years wey dem work hard wey pass twenty years or thirty years to just wipe away by wey wey no get law vigilante group.

Promise to Get Back Dem Life Savings

Recognizing di economic wahala wey di evacuees see, wey dem see dia retail shops, warehouses, and house dey target by people wey dey burn things and thief, Mr. Ablakwa clear say government intervention go pass just to bring dem come back. Di minister commit say government legal apparatus go track down, document, and fight for every single property wey dem lose for di crossfire.

When dey talk to di traders and workers wey don leave dia house, Mr. Ablakwa talk: "...your shops and all those things. So we are putting together legal processes that we will activate to ensure that those properties you invested in, and some of you, your life savings – you have worked for more than two decades, three decades, to put together businesses that were thriving. We are going to make sure that we go all out to obtain compensation for you."

Years of Hard Work Don Wipe Away

Di crisis wey still dey happen represent one of di most painful wahala wey Ghanaian wey dey outside Ghana see for recent years. Plenty of di people wey don come back don dey for South Africa for decades, building strong business wey contribute plenty to both dia host communities and Ghana economy through money wey dem send come Ghana. Di sudden burst of xenophobic attack wey dem direct to people from other African countries force plenty Ghanaian run come back, with more than 1,500 worried Ghanaian eventually register for emergency flight wey Foreign Ministry and Ghana diplomatic mission for Pretoria organize.

Saturday night flight bring total number of people wey Ghana successfully bring back to nearly 700, after first batch of about 300 evacuees land safely for Accra on May 27. Despite complex international logistics and initial admin palava, emergency corridor still dey very efficient.

Di Legal Battle Wey Go Come

Ghana decision to start formal claim for compensation fit involve bilateral state-to-state negotiation or petition regional human rights bodies, hold South African government accountable for failing to protect foreign investment and enforce law and order. Immediately after di minister briefing, officials from National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) start document di specific property loss, business registration, and property wey dem leave behind by each evacuee to build solid legal document.

With third emergency flight wey carry over 300 additional passengers expected to land for Accra later today, Sunday, June 7, 2026, government don repeat say dem go continue act with maximum speed to secure both di life and di economic right of dia citizens wey dey trap for di xenophobic crisis.

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