Ghana has joined countries like Rwanda, the Seychelles, Gambia, and Benin in offering African travellers a visa-free entry travel policy.
Ghana’s new visa-free travel policy for all African passport holders is effective from the start of this year.
President Nana Akufo-Addo announced this during his final State of the Nation address as he prepares to step down on January 6 after serving two terms in office.
“I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all African passport holders, with effect from the beginning of this year,” Akufo-Addo stated during his speech to parliament.
He described the policy as a logical progression towards the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the world’s largest trading bloc.
“This is a crucial step for the realisation of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, which envisions an integrated and connected Africa by 2063,” he added, referring to the AU’s long-term development plan.
