Ghana defends asylum policy after UN criticism
babagana jidda
14th july, 2023
Ghana has defended its policy of sending asylum seekers back to Burkina Faso, after the UN refugee agency urged it to halt deportations.
Ghana’s national security ministry said suspected terrorists and illegal migrants were being repatriated in accordance with international protocols.
Ghana also claimed that refugees were only being sent back if they were willing to return.
Burkina Faso faces an Islamist insurgency and Ghana expressed worry that the militants could use the flow of refugees to infiltrate its territory.
