US EditionGhana receives 14 West African nationals deported from the US
Ghana agreed to temporarily host 14 West African deportees from the US, facilitating their return home under the ECOWAS free movement protocol, amid rising US-Ghana trade tensions.
- Ghana has accepted 14 deported West African nationals from the United States, as confirmed by Ghana's President John Mahama on September 10, 2025.
- The deportees include Nigerians and one Gambian who have planned to return to their home countries with government assistance.
- This arrangement follows a U.S. initiative to transfer deportees to third countries, with Ghana being the first in West Africa to comply.
- Mahama noted that this initiative aligns with the ECOWAS protocol, which allows free movement among West African citizens.
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