The Foreign Affairs Ministry has said no “confirmed Ghanaian casualties” has so far been recorded in the outrageous xenophobic attacks by South Africans on other African nationalities across major cities in South Africa.
An official statement from the Ministry assured the Ghanaian public that, Ghana’s High Commission in South Africa is working towards the safety of Ghanaians living in that country.
“The Government of Ghana wishes to assure the Ghanaian public that there are no confirmed Ghanaian casualties at the moment.”
“Our high Commission in Pretoria is monitoring the situation closely and any new development will be communicated accordingly,” the statement added.
The Ministry also condemned the attacks stemming from erroneous perceptions that Africans from other countries were taking the jobs of South Africans.
Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng, on Tuesday urged Ghanaians resident in the country to be cautious amid the unrest and alleged xenophobic attacks in the country.
“We never thought it will reoccur because in all the meetings centred on the fact that this should not recur so it is unfortunate.”
South Africa has gained notoriety over the past two decades over incidents of xenophobia-influenced violence.
In the current unrest, Nigerians appear to be the target of the angry mob as South African interests in Nigeria such as mobile telecom company MTN and cable network company Multi-choice are receiving reprisal attacks in Nigeria.
Other African governments have issued warnings to their citizens over the violence.