Ghana has forcibly deported hundreds of people fleeing violence from Burkina Faso, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday.
Approximately 251 people were expelled, most of them women and children seeking safety in northern Ghana, according to UNHCR.
In a statement Wednesday, the UN called on Ghana to cease these expulsions “and guarantee access to the territory and asylum to nationals of Burkina Faso seeking international protection.” Extremist violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group has ravaged the West African nation for years, killing thousands and displacing more than 2 million people internally. Thousands more have fled across the border.
Ghana's security ministry said the accusations that people were expelled were baseless and Burkina Faso citizens who wanted to return were being repatriated.
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