Foreign Affairs Ministry dismisses fake Cambodia deportation notice targeting Africans
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed as false on May 29 a widely circulated notice claiming that African nationals living in Cambodia, including Ghanaians, had been ordered to leave the country or face arrest and imprisonment. The ministry said "the said notice is absolutely fake and was not issued by any state institution in Cambodia." The fake circular alleged that citizens from Ghana, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, and other African countries had been directed to leave Cambodia by May 31, or risk arrest, imprisonment, and financial penalties for immigration violations.
The General Department of Immigration under Cambodia's Ministry of Interior officially issued a clarification rejecting the document, stating that the alleged immigration notice was "completely untrue". Some Ghanaians residing in Cambodia had already expressed interest in voluntarily returning home before the circulation of the false information. The Government of Ghana, through its High Commission in Malaysia, has already facilitated the evacuation of 85 Ghanaians between March and May 2026.
Arrangements are currently underway to support the return of an additional 76 Ghanaian nationals who have expressed a desire to come back home. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working in conjunction with competent authorities in Cambodia to ensure the safe return of these Ghanaians.
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Ghana's Foreign Affairs Ministry is addressing concerns about a deportation notice circulating among Ghanaian nationals in Cambodia. The notice has caused unease - but what steps are being taken to ensure the safety of Ghanaians abroad?
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