- Equatorial Guinea deportations and migrant abuse concerns
- Deportees from the U.S. are being sent to Equatorial Guinea, prompting human rights complaints handled by the African Union.
- The U.S. is reportedly using African states, including Ghana, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, as destinations for deportees.
US third-country deportation policies are being challenged at ECOWAS, while Ghana dumps deportees in neighboring Togo.
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What happened
US third-country deportation policies are being challenged at ECOWAS, while Ghana dumps deportees in neighboring Togo.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Ghana is facing a lawsuit regarding its agreement on third-country deportations.Sub-event
Ghana dumps US deportees in Togo, while US actions are challenged at ECOWAS.1 source
Ghana allegedly sends US deportees to Togo, while ECOWAS addresses regional bloc disputes.1 source
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The U.S. is reportedly using African states, including Ghana, the Central African Republic, and Equatorial Guinea, as destinations for deportees.Also in this story
- A deportation flight made stops in the Central African Republic and Equatorial Guinea on October 30.
Within Equatorial Guinea deportations and migrant abuse concerns
The entities involved
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Ghana
country in West Africa
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Togo
country in West Africa
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Equatorial Guinea
sovereign state in Africa
- The government of Equatorial Guinea tasked its Ministry of Agriculture to advance a cocoa factory while the World Bank projected the nation's economy.
- The CEMAC zone, comprising several Central African states including Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea, is currently navigating financing strategies influenced by the monetary policy of the Bank of Central African States.
Related events
- The US is seeking agreements with Eswatini, Equatorial Guinea, and Ghana, while also managing deportations of migrants from Syria, Afghanistan, and the Central African Republic.
- Deportation flights targeted Ghana and Cameroon as destinations on July 1st.
- US pressures African nations, including Ghana, for migrants, leading to deportations to Sierra Leone.
- A Ghanaian citizen was deported to Ghana following proceedings involving the US Internal Revenue Service and a US District Court judge.
- A Ghanaian immigrant family arrived in the United States.