Ghana to launch Diaspora Consular Fund to support citizens in crisis – Ablakwa

Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa announced the initiative during a press briefing on the government’s evacuation of Ghanaian nationals from South Africa on Monday, September 9.“I wish to announce that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will soon launch a Ghanaian Diaspora Consular Fund which will serve as an emergency response funding mechanism to swiftly take care of Ghanaians in distress and during crisis situations anywhere in the world,” Mr Ablakwa said.

The announcement follows the government’s evacuation of 1,964 Ghanaians from South Africa amid heightened concerns over the safety of foreign nationals.