The decision was approved by President Nana Akufo-Addo, who will retire in December 2024. In his final State of the Union address last Friday, the president confirmed that the policy went into effect earlier this year.
This policy is in line with our commitment to foster stronger ties across Africa. According to Akufo-Addo, visa restrictions for Africans are an obstacle to travel, tourism and trade.
As reported by South Africa, Ghana follows the lead of several other African countries in allowing visa-free travel.
It will become the fifth African country to remove visa requirements across Africa.
“I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all African passport holders, effective from the beginning of this year,” Akufo-Addo said in parliament before leaving office after eight years in office. said in his final speech.
Previously, Ghana only allowed citizens of 26 African countries to enter the country without a visa.
The new policy grants visa-free access to people from all 54 states, including independent countries and dependent territories.
In recent years, Ghana has increasingly established itself as a destination worth visiting, especially for people from across the continent and the African diaspora.
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