20,809 refugees live in Ghana - UNHCR

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  • Mozato 11 years ago

    Incredible figure. Togolese refugees alone are more than 4 million so how do they came by that figure.

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    Yes, Togolese who have become a force to reckon with, are over two million living in Ghana as if they are Ghanaian Ewes so, where from this 20,809 figure?

  • Dan 11 years ago

    What is the breakdown in terms of nationalities?

  • AKONFEM MAHAMA 11 years ago

    NANA ADDO IS GHANA FUTURE,HOPE,NANA DID NOT SEND GHANA FOR WAR,ONLY NANA ADDO CAN SAVE GHANA FROM THESE NDC MAHAMA ANANSE GOVT HANDS,CRIMINALS,CORRUPT HANDS,PERIOD

  • WISEMAN 11 years ago

    liberians do not need your permit just give them more rice to eat, because they love thier country more than anywhere

  • Pelicles 11 years ago

    A poor nation like Ghana should not entertain such huge influx of refugees. The question is if we are so stupid like those countries who cannot reason but love to invite havoc on their nation, will these refugees come to Gha ...
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  • E. Adaletey. 11 years ago

    Why will armed robbery not be on the increase in Ghana? Most of these refugees come from war torn countries, and I can bet on my million dollar ass that, some of them are "fleeing military personnel" and rebels who have compl ...
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  • ROSE 11 years ago

    Ghanaians open your eyes oooooooh , these are one of the ndc rigging machine to stay in power come 2016.They are intergrating these people so they can vote for them, you need not allow them to vote, I don't understand why Raw ...
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  • COS90 11 years ago

    In South Africa, refugees and asylum seekers are being killed, beaten tortued by south africans each and everyday. Especially our brothers and sisters from Zimbabwe, Moqzambique, Malawi etc. If the home affairs gave you asylu ...
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  • ROSE 11 years ago

    My brother ! They are protecting their country, you ghanaians are being ruled by people from Togo, Bennin, Burkina Faso and Niger bcos you haven't protected your country and non-ghanaians are in charge now.South Africa doesn' ...
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  • Naa-Ahimah 11 years ago

    god Almighty bless Ghana for showing kindness to Syria refuges. a prominent Syrian figure has been extremely kind to me in London. Ghana has done the right thing.

  • PEE 11 years ago

    EDUCATION IS KEY IN ASSIMILATING INTO GHANAIAN SOCIETY. ELSE WITHOUT PROPER SKILLS, EDUCATION THEY WILL TURN INTO CRIMINALS, ARM ROBBERY. TAKE ALOOK INTO SOUTH AFRICA SITUATION MANY YEARS OF APARTHIED AND NO EDUCATION, SKILL ...
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  • nobody 10 years ago

    togolese refugees are worried about their future due to the program seed for solution that can not give money to them for any businee they can do but go for a loan that is too risky as a refugee;save us lord God