Delays, Scams, Anger - Thousands of West Africans Fail to Reach Saudi Arabia in Time for the Hajj DeutscheWelle: WestAfrica
from travelling to Mecca in 2020 and 2021.
Ivorian Siriki Bamba was grateful to be among those able to travel this year. But she regretted that her mother and aunt had to stay at home because of the change in regulations. In Nigeria and Senegal, for example, the cost of the Hajj trip rose by some 60%, while it rose by 100% in Ghana. Nigeria, which has the largest Hajj quota among African nations, saw its allocation reduced from 95,000 pilgrims in 2019 to 43,000 in 2022.
"There was information yesterday that three aircraft would be sent to Kano to rescue those stranded pilgrims, who spent over 60 hours in Hajj camp waiting to be airlifted," Mustapha Adamu, a Kano-based journalist, told DW.According to Nigerian media, about 8,000 pilgrims are stranded throughout the country. On Wednesday, Saudi Arabia extended the arrival deadline for Nigerian pilgrims for a second time, now allowing arrivals until midnight, July 7.
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