Ghana has become the first African country to evacuate its citizens fleeing the conflict in Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
On Tuesday, the first group of Ghanaian students who fled the eastern European country arrived in Ghana.
According to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Ghana is the first African country to successfully evacuate its citizens to their home country.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Russian artillery attacks on Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv amounted to state terrorism and called on the international community to recognise it as such, international media reported.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong and Deputy Minister of Information, Fatima Abubakari lead government delegation to welcome first batch of Ghanaian students from Ukraine.#GTVBreakfast pic.twitter.com/OTxeBM5aEm
— Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (@thegbcghana) March 1, 2022
The AU said on Monday that it was disturbed by reports that African citizens in Ukraine were being refused the right to cross borders to safety.
Thousands of African and other foreign nationals, particularly students, have been scrambling to escape Ukraine due to the invasion.
Source: IOL
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