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Young West Africans held captive in Ghana in Canadian visa scams

A number of young people from Senegal and other West African countries have been lured by claims they could obtain visas for Canada. © Getty Images/iStockphoto/Manjurul

Several families in Senegal say that a number of young people from the north of the country have been held captive in Ghana for several weeks. Lured by the prospect of work visas for Canada, they allegedly fell into the hands of a criminal network. RFI spoke to one of them.

Canada's decision in 2023 to open its borders to citizens from French-speaking Africa has led to a surge in well-organised scams targeting immigrant hopefuls.

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