X, formerly known as Twitter, has settled the compensation for the staff it laid off at its African headquarters over a year after their dismissal, according to their representative agency.

The employees, who were based in Accra, Ghana, were terminated by the social media platform in November 2022, shortly after starting their roles.

They had threatened legal action against X for failing to fulfil their redundancy payment obligations.

While the company has not officially commented on the matter, it had previously claimed to have fully compensated former employees.

Elon Musk, who assumed control of the company in 2022, initiated a significant global workforce reduction, resulting in the dismissal of over 6,000 employees. He cited daily losses exceeding $4 million as a reason for the downsizing.

The African staff, numbering fewer than 20, had recently transitioned to X's new Accra office after eight months of remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The legal representation agency, Seven Seven, confirmed that they successfully secured redundancy settlements and repatriation expenses for foreign staff, although the exact payout amount was not disclosed.

“They are very pleased to finally be able to get their due, put this behind them and look to the future,” Carla Olympio from Agency Seven Seven told the BBC.

Last year, sacked staffers told the BBC their treatment by X had harmed their mental health and their finances.

“It’s difficult when it’s the world’s richest man owing you money and closure,” one said.

Initially, the laid-off staff were informed that they would receive an additional month's salary despite the termination of their contracts. However, they were immediately denied access to their emails and did not receive any further salary payments thereafter.

Since then, the employees have been engaged in a frustrating struggle to obtain compensation. Some of them had relocated from neighboring countries like Nigeria, and their sudden termination left them stranded in Ghana with their families.

In a rare interview last April, Mr. Musk disclosed to the BBC that the social media company had reduced its workforce to 1,500 employees, down from nearly 8,000 at the time of his acquisition.

Following the revelation of Mr. Musk's significant staff reduction, he tweeted that laid-off employees were provided with three months' severance pay. However, the Africa-based staff claim they did not receive this compensation.

According to Agency Seven Seven, negotiations between X and the terminated African staff only commenced after the BBC reported on the story.

Last year, X faced a lawsuit filed by former employees in a California court, alleging the company's failure to fulfil promised severance packages totaling at least $500 million.