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Ghana Agrees to Receive West Africans Expelled From U.S., Reports First Arrivals

Accra casts the move as aligned with ECOWAS free‑movement rules during a period of tariff hikes from Washington.

Le président ghanéen, John Dramani Mahama, s’exprime devant la presse à Jubilee House, à Accra, le mercredi 10 septembre 2025. Lors de cette conférence, il a annoncé l’accueil par le Ghana de ressortissants ouest-africains expulsés des États-Unis, une décision assumée au nom de la libre circulation régionale au sein de la Communauté des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (Cedeao). 
Le président ghanéen John Mahama participe à une table ronde lors de la deuxième journée du sommet annuel du Forum des chefs d’entreprise africains à Abidjan, le 13 mai 2025.
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Overview

  • President John Mahama said Ghana has agreed to take in West African nationals expelled from the United States and reported that 14 people have already arrived.
  • Local outlets said the initial group included several Nigerians and a Gambian, with some of those individuals subsequently returning to their home countries.
  • The government cited ECOWAS visa‑free travel for West Africans as the operational basis for receiving deportees.
  • The announcement comes after the U.S. increased duties on Ghanaian goods and tightened visas, and Ghanaian media are questioning whether the acceptance could prompt tariff relief.
  • Nigeria has rejected a comparable U.S. request, with its foreign minister decrying pressure on African states, while reports in Ghana describe rising xenophobic incidents targeting Nigerian migrants.