Between 2009 and August 2022, 1,641 Chinese nationals were repatriated for illegal mining in Ghana.
According to data published by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), 1,018 people were returned between 2009 and 2016.
Nine in 2009, 43 in 2010, none in 2011, 130 in 2012, 713 in 2013, and 74 in 2014.
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In 2015, 21 people were repatriated, and 28 people were repatriated in 2016, bringing the total number throughout that time period to 1018.
In 2017, 36 were repatriated followed by 160 in 2018, 376 in 2019, 28 in 2020, 11 in 2021 and 22 by August 2022 to bring the total in this period to 623.
In all, a total of 3,800 are said to be voluntary repatriations in the period between 2009 and 2013.; 2017-36; 2018-160; 2019-376; 2020-28; 2021-11 and 2022-12.
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE
