The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced plans to airlift Ghanaians who were caught up in a terrorist attack in Burkina Faso over the weekend back home.
The victims were members of the Ghana National Tomatoes Traders and Transporters Association who were engaged in lawful trading activities in the Titao.
The attack left seven of them killed, while one other is said to be badly injured.
“Ghana has decided to immediately conduct medical evacuation by air of all Ghanaian victims in Burkina Faso. The victims are expected in Ghana later today,” it said in a statement.
It added that Ghana’s Ambassador in Burkina Faso and the Embassy staff are actively seized with the matter and maintaining direct contact with the injured compatriots.
It further acknowledged the full cooperation of the Government of Burkina Faso in granting necessary approvals to facilitate the Government’s interventions aimed at protecting Ghanaian.
Meanwhile, the Government of Ghana condemned the attack as ‘mindless’ and expressed solidarity with the bereaved family.
“This despicable horror must remind us of the urgent need for a new collective approach in pursuing regional security as Ghana has consistently called for, and which we reiterated at last month’s High-Level Consultative Conference on Regional Cooperation and Security hosted by President John Mahama.”
Story by Hajara Fuseini
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