Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has dismissed as fake a widely circulating notice purportedly issued by the Government of Cambodia, ordering African nationals including Ghanaians, Kenyans, Cameroonians, and Ugandans to leave the country by 31st May, 2026 or face arrest, imprisonment, and financial penalties.
In a press release dated 29th May, 2026, the Ministry said following diplomatic engagements with the relevant Cambodian authorities, it had been confirmed that the said notice was not issued by any state institution in Cambodia.
The clarification is further backed by the General Department of Immigration of Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior, which in a separate press statement issued from Phnom Penh on the same date, described reports that Cambodia had ordered Africans with expired immigration waivers to leave by May 31st, 2026 as “completely untrue.” The Cambodian immigration authority traced the false reports to two websites — campaigneronline.com and newsghana.com.
Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has urged the public and the Ghanaian media to disregard the discredited document and refrain from sharing unverified information capable of generating unnecessary fear and anxiety among affected persons and their families.
The Ministry, however, disclosed that some Ghanaian nationals resident in Cambodia had independently expressed a desire to return home prior to the circulation of the fake notice. Through Ghana’s High Commission in Malaysia, which is concurrently accredited to Cambodia, the government has already facilitated the evacuation of 85 Ghanaian nationals between March and May 2026, with arrangements ongoing to repatriate an additional 76 who have also expressed a wish to return.
The Ministry commended the Government of Cambodia for its cooperation and urged the public to rely solely on official sources for information concerning Ghanaian nationals abroad.
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