Overview
- President John Mahama said Ghana agreed to receive West African nationals following a U.S. approach, citing regional visa‑free travel rules.
- An initial group of 14 people arrived, including several Nigerians who later returned home and one person from The Gambia.
- Mahama said relations with the United States are "tightening" as Washington raises tariffs on Ghanaian goods and imposes visa restrictions.
- The transfers are part of President Donald Trump's third‑country deportation policy that has also sent people to Panama and El Salvador.
- Nigeria has pushed back on taking third‑party deportees, with Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar saying it would be difficult to accept Venezuelan prisoners.