Govt repatriates 327 Ghanaians displaced by Abidjan demolitions
The Government has begun repatriating 327 Ghanaian nationals left stranded in Côte d’Ivoire following a demolition exercise carried out by authorities in the Port Bouët Municipality of Abidjan.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement issued on Friday, June 12, 2026, said 228 of the affected nationals arrived in Ghana on Thursday, June 11, 2026, while arrangements had been completed for the remaining 99 to return home on Friday, June 12, 2026. The Ministry said the returnees were brought back on buses and trucks provided by the government.
According to the Ministry, the affected Ghanaians had been residing in communities affected by the demolition exercise. They lost their means of livelihood and were unable to secure alternative accommodation in Côte d’Ivoire.
The Ministry said the Ivorian authorities had indicated their readiness to compensate those affected.
It added that Ghana’s mission in Abidjan would continue engaging the authorities to facilitate the payment of the compensation.
“The Government of Ghana remains committed to the welfare and protection of Ghanaians and will intensify efforts to provide the necessary support to ensure the successful return and reintegration of the affected individuals,” the statement said.
The latest repatriation comes amid a series of interventions by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist Ghanaians facing difficulties abroad.
Twenty eight Ghanaian nationals, most of them young people, arrived home on May 10, 2026, after being rescued from a human trafficking network in Côte d’Ivoire through an operation involving Ghanaian security agencies and officials of Ghana’s mission in Abidjan.
The Ministry has also supervised the return of Ghanaians from South Africa under a voluntary repatriation programme introduced in response to xenophobic tensions there.
The first batch of about 300 Ghanaians arrived home from Johannesburg on May 27, 2026, aboard a government chartered flight. A second group returned on June 7, 2026, bringing the exercise to a close with nearly 1,000 Ghanaians evacuated.
