Ghana disputes World Cup fans’
asylum bid
Ghana’s government has said the
country has no religious violence,
after 200 Ghanaian World Cup fans
asked for asylum in Brazil. The fans said they were Muslims
fleeing religious conflict, according
to Brazilian police. The group are believed to be part of
a government-sponsored
delegation, mainly comprising
supporters of the governing party. Ghana is seen as one of West
Africa’s most peaceful and
prosperous countries. “The basis for this alleged request is
completely false as no religious
conflict is taking place in Ghana,”
said a statement from Deputy
Information Minister Felix Kwakye
Ofosu. “Ghana’s mission in Brazil has been
instructed to liaise with the Brazilian
authorities to investigate the
matter,” he said. They have filed their applications in
the southern city of Caxias do Sul, in
one of Brazil’s most prosperous
areas. The Brazilian authorities believe
many of the Ghanaians are looking
for the right to work legally in the
country. “This region – Serra Gaucha – is
known as an area of full
employment. It has became a
magnet for foreign workers,”
federal police chief Noerci da Silva
Melo said in Caxias do Sul. “You go through the streets and
you can see many Haitians and
Senegalese selling pirate CDs and
watches. The area is overcrowded
now,” Mr Melo told the news agency
Agencia Brasil.

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