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Ghana spent GH¢49.7 million evacuating citizens from South Africa, Ablakwa says

From Daily Graphic · () English

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  • Ghana spent GH¢49,721,786 to bring 1,964 citizens from South Africa to Ghana, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said.
  • The costs included chartered flights, transport, food, accommodation, medical care, hospitalisation, reintegration allowances and the repatriation of two nationals’ remains.
  • The government covered GH¢33,721,786, while businessman Ibrahim Mahama donated GH¢16 million, and Ablakwa said all costs had been paid.

Ghana spent GH¢49,721,786 on the recent evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa, Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa said at a press briefing in Accra on September 7, 2026.

Ablakwa said GH¢38,835,512 covered chartered flights, tickets, ground transportation, food, hotel accommodation, medical care and hospitalisation in South Africa. A further GH¢10,802,000 was paid as reintegration and transportation allowances, calculated at GH¢5,000 and GH¢500 respectively per evacuee.

The minister said GH¢84,274 was used to repatriate the remains of two Ghanaians who died. The government contributed GH¢33,721,786, while businessman Ibrahim Mahama donated GH¢16 million through Engineers and Planners.

Ablakwa said the evacuation bill had been fully paid and that no liabilities remained outstanding.

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