{"id":100752,"date":"2026-05-28T16:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=100752"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:39:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T10:39:07","slug":"ghana-begins-repatriating-citizens-from-south-africa-after-xenophobic-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/ghana-begins-repatriating-citizens-from-south-africa-after-xenophobic-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana begins repatriating citizens from South Africa after xenophobic attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k2CFh23xSpbnZcGe3TI\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\n300 Ghanaians arrive back home from South Africa on an emergency repatriation flight for nationals fleeing anti-immigrant protest threats. Also, rights organization Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of having recruited Colombian mercenaries to send to Sudan in support of the RSF paramilitary. And as Muslims around the world begin to celebrate Eid al-Adha, in DRC the Muslim holiday has begun with a focus on health and safety rather than celebration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>300 Ghanaians arrive back home from South Africa on an emergency repatriation flight for nationals fleeing anti-immigrant protest threats. Also, rights organization Human Rights Watch accuses the United Arab Emirates of having recruited Colombian mercenaries to send to Sudan in support of the RSF paramilitary. 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