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Ghana orders emergency registration of nationals in Qatar amid amid escalating security concerns
02nd March, 2026 10:35 PM
The Government of Ghana has directed all its nationals residing in Qatar to immediately register with the Ghanaian Embassy in Doha as part of emergency preparedness measures amid rising regional tensions.
In a notice issued by the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in Doha on Monday, March 2, 2026, officials urged Ghanaians who have not yet registered to do so without delay.
According to the embassy, the registration will enable officials to effectively communicate with Ghanaian citizens, provide consular assistance, and, if necessary, coordinate evacuation arrangements.
“All Ghanaians in Qatar, including students, workers, families, and visitors, are required to complete the registration form,” the statement said.
The embassy assured citizens that all information submitted will be treated with strict confidentiality and used solely for official emergency and consular purposes.
“The Embassy will continue to provide updates through its official communication channels,” the statement added.
The conflict
This comes a day after Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states on Sunday, March 1, 2026, after vowing massive retaliation for the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei by the United States and Israel, prompting U.S. President Donald Trump to threaten Tehran against further escalation.
Iran acknowledged 86-year-old Khamenei’s death in the joint Israeli-American airstrike on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at his Tehran office, which has thrown the future of the Islamic Republic into question and raised the risk of regional instability.
“This is the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country,” Trump said.
Iran’s Cabinet vowed that this “great crime will never go unanswered”, and the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened to launch its “most intense offensive operation” ever, targeting Israeli and American bases.
“You have crossed our red line and must pay the price,” Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, said in a televised address Sunday. “We will deliver such devastating blows that you yourselves will be driven to beg.”
“Iran just stated that they are going to hit very hard today, harder than they have ever hit before,” Trump fired back in a social media post. “ They better not do that. However, if they do, we will hit them with a force that has never been seen before.”
