Accra, Feb 27, 2026 (AFP) - 55 Ghanaians killed after being lured into Ukraine war: govt

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2026-02-27

Some 55 Ghanaians have been killed while fighting in Ukraine, the country's foreign minister said on Friday, promising a crackdown on illicit recruitment schemes luring citizens to Russia under false pretences. A growing number of African countries have in recent months begun to discover that their citizens have been duped into fighting for the Russian army, and either killed or captured on the battlefield. Ghana's Foreign Minister Samuel Okudzet......

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