- 7,487 viewsDuration: 1:34Since 2016, people who can prove African ancestry - particularly descendants of victims of the transatlantic slave trade - have been eligible to apply for Ghana’s nationality. The process has now been suspended temporarily. The BBC's Jelilat Olawale explains why. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/