Ghana Pauses Diaspora Citizenship Applications Amid Process Overhaul

Ghana has paused citizenship applications for members of the African diaspora to make the process more accessible and user-friendly.

Since 2016, people able to prove African ancestry, largely descendants of those affected by the transatlantic slave trade, have been eligible for Ghanaian nationality. More than 1,000 people, including African American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder, have obtained Ghanaian citizenship in recent years.

Some applicants have complained about the number of stages…