ACCRA, May 7 (THE AFRICAN PORTAL) – The Government of Ghana has formally written to the African Union requesting that the South African xenophobic attacks targeted at Africans be placed on the agenda at the upcoming Mid-Year Coordination Meeting to be attended by Heads of State and Government.
In the view of Ghana, the prevailing situation of xenophobic attacks in South Africa against African nationals constitute clear violation of the African Charter on Human Rights and Peoples’ Rights, to which the Republic of South Africa is a state party.
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa who shared Ghana’s petition on social media on Thursday, May 7 said South Africa’s actions undermines the spirit of integration and Pan-Africanism which envisions a united, prosperous, and peaceful continent.
Meanwhile, Emmanuel Asamoah, the Ghanaian national who was recently harassed in South Africa under xenophobic circumstances has been repatriated to Ghana as a precaution over growing fear for his safety due to tensed xenophobic climate in South Africa.
Emmanuel Asamoah arrived in Accra on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, from Johannesburg, accompanied by the Ghana High Commissioner to South Africa, Benjamin Quarshie.
