Ghana postpones South African president's state visit amid xenophobic tensions.
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Ghana postpones South African president's state visit amid xenophobic tensions.

Ghana delayed a planned August state visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa following anti-migrant protests in South Africa. Over 900 Ghanaians have been repatriated, and diplomatic tensions escalated after Ghana alleged a Ghanaian national was killed during protests, which South African authorities deny.

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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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BBC frames the dispute around diplomatic tensions and a disputed killing, while Bloomberg leads with the xenophobic attacks prompting the deferral request.
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Center & international coverage
BBCBBCINTERNATIONAL66d ago

“Ghana delays visit by South African president amid row over anti-migrant protests”

BLBloombergCENTER66d ago

“Ghana Asks Ramaphosa to Defer Visit Over Xenophobic Attacks”

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A Ghanaian national was killed during anti-immigration protests on 30 June.
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