Why Ghana pressed pause on Diaspora citizenship - BBC Africa

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Published5 months ago
Duration1:34
Video IDlKFl-U9oChU
Languageen-GB
CategoryNews & Politics
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeYouTube Short

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Views2.4K
Likes78
Comments2
Engagement Rate3.33%
Likes per 100 views3.24
Comments per 1K views0.83

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Since 2016, people who can prove African ancestry - particularly descendants of victims of the transatlantic slave trade - have been eligible to apply for Ghana’s nationality. The process has now been suspended temporarily. The BBC's Jelilat Olawale explains why. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/

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