Entertainment of Thursday, 29 January 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comIn January 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that American livestreamer Darren Jason Watkins Jr, aka IShowSpeed, would be granted a Ghanaian passport. While the government’s decision has been met with mixed reactions, this is not the first time an American celebrity has been granted Ghanaian citizenship and ultimately a passport. Why IShowSpeed's Ghana passport needs legal clearance – Patrick Boamah explainsHere are some other celebrities with Ghanaian citizenship. The then President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo then handed the global icon a certificate of citizenship and a Ghanaian passport to symbolise the conferment of citizenship. Yandy Smith and Mendeecees HarrisAlso at the same event, reality TV show stars and then-couple Yandy Smith and Mendeecees Harris were also granted Ghanaian citizenship after swearing the oath.

Source: GhanaWeb January 29, 2026 13:05 UTC