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Tensions heightened in Ghana on Thursday as demonstrators under the banner of the “South Africa Must Go” campaign marched to the headquarters of MTN Ghana in Accra, intensifying growing protests against South African businesses in the country.

The protesters, who gathered in large numbers, converged on the telecommunications giant’s head office, demanding that South Africans and their businesses leave the country as anti-foreigner attacks escalated in South Africa.

Videos circulating on social media showed demonstrators carrying placards and chanting slogans as they approached the premises of MTN Ghana in the Ghanaian capital.

The protest is part of a broader campaign dubbed “South Africa Must Go,” which has gained traction in recent days in retaliation against the ongoing xenophobic attacks and killings of African migrants by South Africans.

Recall that on May 27, 2026, the first group of Ghanaian nationals evacuated from South Africa amid renewed xenophobic tensions arrived in Accra, as authorities moved to manage a widening humanitarian and diplomatic concern involving African migrants.

The Government of Ghana assured returning citizens that they would not be treated as refugees or abandoned persons, but would instead receive what officials described as a heroic and royal welcome upon arrival.

Speaking while receiving the first batch of about 300 evacuees, Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, said the administration had already prepared a comprehensive support package for the returnees.

“You are not going to arrive in Ghana as if you are orphans,” Ablakwa said. “You arrive, you are a hero’s welcome. The Chief of Staff himself has called me to say that he would love to join me to receive you.”

He added that a high-level government delegation would be present at the airport to receive them.

“And he will be there leading a high-powered government delegation to receive all of you,” he said.

The minister further stated, “You have seen the arrangements that the President has made. We have met and discussed a five-item package that everybody will be entitled to.”

Although details of the support package were not immediately disclosed, Ablakwa stressed that the government’s response was aimed at affirming the dignity of citizens abroad.

“We want to show the world that we cherish our nationals. Our citizens matter to us,” he said.

He rejected any suggestion that the returnees should be viewed as displaced persons.

“You are not refugees. You are not some destitutes. Ghana is not some war zone where we cannot take care of our own. Ghana is a place to be,” he added.

Ablakwa also praised Ghana’s reputation as a stable and welcoming nation, noting continued inflows of foreigners into the country.

“And that’s why many, many foreigners are trooping to Ghana… they always feel at home,” he said.

He noted that returnees would continue to be treated with dignity and respect, saying, “We will accept you as royals.”

🇿🇦🇬🇭Tensions rise as ‘South Africa Must Go’ demonstrators reach MTN Ghana head office in Accra, pic.twitter.com/vYWYk2frT3

— we love ghana (@weloveghana042) June 11, 2026

OGwales:
How many south Africans dey Ghana... Mtcheeeew. Small yansh sed dey shake

Ebinpawo1:
This is a good way to respond to those South Africans

TemplarLandry:
This is serious.
This is interesting.
Let's see how it goes.