Ghana delays Ramaphosa visit as xenophobia tensions flare
TL;DR
Ghana postponed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s planned August state visit due to the xenophobic anti-foreigner climate in South Africa, with Accra citing the current tensions. Ghana has repatriated over 900 of its citizens, and other African nations are likewise evacuating nationals. South Africa says it remains committed to cooperation and will work through diplomatic channels to agree a mutually convenient date for a future visit, amid ongoing disputes over deaths and residency documentation in the xenophobia row.
- Ghana delays visit by South African president amid row over anti-migrant protests BBC
- Ghana Delays South Africa Meetings Over Anti-Migrant Violence U.S. News & World Report
- Ghana rejects Ramaphosa visit over xenophobic attacks on Ghanaians africanews.com
- South Africa, Ghana spar over migrant's death DW.com
- High Commissioner to SA clarifies conflicting accounts on slain Ghanaian GhanaWeb
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