Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The Ghanaian government has received 14 US deportees from various West African countries, including Nigeria.

President John Mahama disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking to reporters, AP reports. He, however, did not disclose the exact number of Nigerians on the list.

Ghana now joins Eswatini, Rwanda, and South Sudan on the list of African countries that have received deportees from the US since President Donald Trump's return to office.

According to Mr Mahama, Ghana agreed to receive West African deportees because the ECOWAS protocol on free movement already allows nationals from the region to enter the country without a visa.

"We agreed with (Washington) that West African nationals were acceptable because al...