Why Ghana pressed pause on Diaspora citizenship - BBC Africa
Feb 5, 2026•Channel
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Published5 months ago
Duration1:34
Video IDlKFl-U9oChU
Languageen-GB
CategoryNews & Politics
PrivacyPublic
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Video TypeYouTube Short
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Views2.4K
Likes78
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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.
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