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Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa after anti-immigrant protests

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 237 words · By Video by Justice BAIDOO
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What to know about Ghanaians repatriated from South Africa after anti-immigrant protests

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Claim 1: “authorities described as a voluntary repatriation process for Ghanaian citizens who say they no longer feel safe.”
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A web search result explicitly quotes that authorities described the movement as a 'voluntary repatriation process for Ghanaian citizens who say they no longer feel safe.'
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Orange Order first spread to Africa in the late 19th and early 20th centuries through British and Irish settlers, soldiers, and missionaries. Early lodges were established in several colonies, inc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Order_in_Africa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghana ( GAH-nə), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated with the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d'Ivoire to th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghanaians are people originating from the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaians
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Claim 2: “Almost 300 Ghanaian nationals returned home on Wednesday after waves of anti-immigrant protests in South Africa heightened safety concerns.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that approximately 300 Ghanaians were repatriated from South Africa on a Wednesday due to anti-immigrant protests and xenophobic violence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ghanaians are people originating from the Ghanaian Gold Coast. Ghanaians predominantly inhabit the Republic of Ghana and are the predominant cultural group and residents of Ghana, numbering 34 million…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaians
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — South African English (SAfE, SAfEn, SAE, en-ZA) is the set of English language dialects native to South Africans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_English
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Africa, also known as Western Africa, is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Gui…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Africa
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Claim 3: “The group, which included children, boarded a flight from Johannesburg to Accra”
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The claim is supported by a specific report stating the group included children and flew from Johannesburg to Ghana, and another report confirming the arrival of 297 evacuees at Accra International Airport.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Accra (; Ga: Ga or Gaga; Twi: Nkran; Ewe: Gɛcode: ewe promoted to code: ee ; Dagbani: Ankara) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accra
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rebecca Akosua Acheampomaa Acheampong (born 15 August 1984), known mononymously as Becca, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter and actress. She first gained recognition as a contestant on the second seaso…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becca_(Ghanaian_singer)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It is the oldest public university in the country. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Ghana
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