Xenophobia: Ghana rejects South Africa’s explanation
People sort through luggage at the Ghana High Commission in Pretoria as the country worked to evacuate about 300 citizens from South Africa in May following the xenophobic attacks on immigrants. Immigrants from other countries are hoping to join voluntary repatriation programmes set up by their governments.
Ghana has rejected South Africa’s explanation for recent violence targeting foreigners, saying Pretoria has done little to punish those behind the attacks.
The assertion came out of a Wednesday meeting in Accra between Ghana’s President John Mahama and South African special presidential envoy Ronald Lamola, who is also the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.
