… Youth migration crisis The Foreign Affairs Minister also drew attention to the growing migration crisis involving African youth, citing a report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) which recorded the deaths of more than 2,180 young Africans in the Mediterranean …
Migration to Europe became far deadlier in the first four months of 2026, even as fewer people made the journey, according to new data from the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). …
… gency’s commitment to providing credible overseas employment opportunities through its Labour Exchange Programme, adding that the campaign is being implemented in partnership with GIZ, Absa Bank Ghana, the Ghana Immigration Service and the International Organisation for Migration …
… The Minister outlined recent consular interventions undertaken by the Government, including the voluntary repatriation of 638 Ghanaian nationals from Libya through humanitarian return operations conducted with the International Organisation for Migration, the Libyan authorities a …
The National Identification Authority (NIA), in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), will commence a special Ghana Card registration exercise for eligible Ghanaians living in selected communities along the Ghana-Burkina Faso border from Monday, Jul …
… The action led to the displacement of over 2 million people from Niger, Togo, Cameroon, Chad, and Ghana, according to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM). …
… The International Organisation for Migration’s Abdoulaye Wone said at the same briefing that at least 25 cases had been confirmed at the camps, including 14 deaths. …
… The project was funded by the German Federal Foreign Office through the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) under the Integrated Border Stability Mechanism. …
A 24-year-old migrant worker from Sri Lanka has been sentenced to death by a Saudi appellate court for blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a Facebook comment. Sri Lanka's government and multiple political parties have coordinated diplomatic efforts seeking clemency, though no official execution timeline has been published and the family has had no updates on his condition since 28 September.
A 24-year-old migrant worker from Sri Lanka has been sentenced to death by a Saudi appellate court for blasphemy against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad over a Facebook comment. Sri Lanka's government and multiple political parties have coordinated diplomatic efforts seeking clemency, though no official execution timeline has been published and the family has had no updates on his condition since 28 September.
Ghana's government, in collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration and ECOWAS, has facilitated the safe return of 180 Ghanaian nationals from Libya, comprising 153 males and 27 females. Upon arrival, officials encouraged the returnees to view their repatriation as an opportunity for reintegration through skills development and entrepreneurship programmes.
Ghana's Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has called on African leaders to adopt a new leadership paradigm that translates the continent's natural resources into opportunities for youth and addresses the deeper social and economic conditions driving instability, poverty, and migration. He told the African Union Executive Council's 26th Extraordinary Session that leaders must change their mindset and approach to governance beyond existing conflict prevention frameworks.
Deaths more than doubled on the Central Mediterranean and nearly tripled on the Eastern Mediterranean in the first four months of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025, even as overall arrivals to Europe fell sharply, according to the International Organisation for Migration.
The Youth Employment Agency has launched a National Labour Migration Readiness Campaign to educate Ghanaians, particularly young people, on dangers of illegal migration and promote safe, legal overseas employment through its Labour Exchange Programme. The initiative is implemented in partnership with GIZ, Absa Bank Ghana, Ghana Immigration Service and the International Organisation for Migration.
Ghana has launched investigations into alleged criminal recruitment networks after 272 Ghanaian nationals were reported to have been drafted into the Russia-Ukraine conflict through fraudulent overseas employment schemes. The Foreign Affairs Minister said 55 of the reported cases involved Ghanaians who had died, while two others were being held as prisoners of war.
The National Identification Authority and the International Organisation for Migration will conduct a special Ghana Card registration exercise for eligible Ghanaians aged six and above in selected communities along the Ghana-Burkina Faso border from July 13 to August 6, 2026, covering districts in the Upper West and Upper East Regions.
Xenophobia in South Africa is part of a broader pattern across African countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon, and Mauritania turning against fellow Africans during times of tension. Recent anti-immigration campaigns in South Africa, including confrontations with migrant workers and calls for undocumented migrants to leave, prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to announce stricter immigration enforcement measures.
Congo's Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has the largest number of confirmed cases within the first month of any outbreak on record, according to WHO. The surge is attributed to rapid spread to urban areas like Bunia and Mongbwalu, though the virus had been circulating for months before official detection on May 15.
The Ghana Boundary Commission has commissioned a mechanised borehole in Agatuse, Bawku West, as part of preparations for the 2026 African Border Day, with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office through the International Organisation for Migration. A similar project is planned for Nakolo in Kassena Nankan West District, as part of efforts to improve access to clean water and strengthen stability in border communities.
Ghana has repatriated more than 5,000 stranded citizens from around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began, most recently bringing home 327 nationals from Côte d'Ivoire whose homes were destroyed in a demolition exercise. The repatriations follow earlier evacuations from countries including South Africa and the United Kingdom, with contributions from the International Organisation for Migration's voluntary return programme.
A boat carrying about 60 migrants capsized off the Libyan coast near Malta, with ten people confirmed dead and approximately 48 rescued by a fishing vessel, according to the Italian coast guard.
The Central African Republic has agreed to take in migrants from other countries deported by the United States, according to sources, as part of the Trump administration's deals with African states to accelerate removals. Washington has previously sent such deportees to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Equatorial Guinea under agreements that rights groups say allow the U.S. to circumvent legal protections secured by deportees in U.S. immigration courts.
Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says Ghana has successfully evacuated about 1,000 Ghanaian nationals from South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks, with government now focused on reintegration support, medical and psychosocial assistance, compensation for lost properties, and job opportunities for returnees.
Residents attacked an Ebola burial team in Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province on Monday, forcing responders to abandon a coffin; the body was subsequently handled by community members, raising transmission risks. Burial teams and health workers have faced repeated attacks fueled by mistrust and resistance to response efforts.
Ghana receives nearly $4.6 billion annually in remittances from its diaspora working difficult, low-wage jobs abroad. An article argues this reflects institutional gaps and governance failures that make returning home economically irrational, rather than cultural work ethic, and that Ghana must build domestic systems to change this pattern.
An opinion piece argues that Ghana's development challenges are not rooted in Ghanaian capability or character. Evidence shows that when Ghanaians work within enabling institutional frameworks abroad—at NASA, in London hospitals, at the IMF and World Bank—they consistently achieve world-class outcomes, indicating the problem lies in institutional and systemic deficits at home, not human capital.