Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is holding diplomatic talks with Ivorian authorities in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

The talks come ahead of his planned visit to a site believed to be providing shelter for over ten thousand Ghanaians who fled into the neighbouring country following the escalating Gbinyiri conflict in the Savannah Region.

Minister for the Interior Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka last week disclosed that more than 13,000 Ghanaians as of September 4 have fled across the border into Côte d’Ivoire following the Gbinyiri land dispute.

Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show the minister noted that “As of yesterday, working with the Ivorian authorities, we can confirm that about 13,000 individuals are in Côte d’Ivoire. The exact number communicated to us by the government is 13,253,” he said.

The minister assured that the government, local assemblies, and international partners are working to support those affected.

“We are supporting them the best that we can, and let me take this opportunity to also thank the government of Côte d’Ivoire for the support that they are giving us in the cooperation, and then the UNHCR for their support,” he noted.