{
  "id": 15493629,
  "title": "NPP demands publication of invoices for GH¢27m South Africa evacuation flights",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/npp-demands-publication-of-invoices-for-gh-27m-south-africa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T21:11:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/npp-demands-publication-of-invoices-for-gh%c2%a227m-south-africa-evacuation-flights/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has demanded the publication of invoices for three chartered flights used to evacuate Ghanaians from South Africa, totaling GH¢27.18 million. Communications Director Dennis Miracles Aboagye challenged Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to release the original Ethiopian Airlines invoices to establish the actual cost of the flights, disputing claims that the government paid $750,000 per aircraft. Aboagye alleged that the flights were operated by Ethiopian Airlines and arranged through a person identified as Mr Vanderpuye, and that the actual cost per flight should be between $180,000 and $300,000. He further questioned the relationship between the Ministry and Mr Vanderpuye and demanded detailed records from Ghana’s High Commission in Pretoria. The NPP also called for clarification on allegations that the Minister's bodyguard received $10,000 from the evacuation arrangements. However, these claims have not been independently verified in the provided reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "South Africa records four new Mpox cases, total rises to 26",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/south-africa-records-four-new-mpox-cases-total-rises-to-26",
        "published": "2026-10-18T10:33:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Foreign Affairs Ministry releases 1,964 South Africa evacuees’ payment records, signatures",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/foreign-affairs-ministry-releases-1-964-south-africa-evacuees-payment",
        "published": "2026-10-18T11:55:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Gov’t spends GH¢49.7m to evacuate 1,964 citizens from South Africa, names published",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/govt-spends-gh-49-7m-to-evacuate-1-964-citizens-from-south-africa",
        "published": "2026-10-18T14:26:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}