Ghana has announced plans to implement a policy enabling visa-free entry for all African visitors to the country by the close of 2024.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially announced this during the 2024 Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana.
Akufo-Addo stressed the importance of such policies continent-wide, promoting the free movement of people, goods, and services to reap the benefits of enhanced trade to achieve the goal of economic transformation in Africa.
What President Akufo-Addo said:
"Many of you had to acquire a visa to come to this event, we made a special arrangement for this conference, we reduced the visa acquisition fee by 50%, and we were thus able to receive your visa on arrival,"
"The government of Ghana is committed to ensuring visa-free for all Africans travelling into our country, and the process has begun to get the policy implemented this year,"
Countries across Africa are realizing the importance of dismantling barriers that have long hindered intra-continental interactions.
From the removal of troublesome trade tariffs within sub-regions to the elimination of visa restrictions entirely, the continent is on a fast progressive path.
Last November, Ghana and South Africa unveiled a visa-waiver scheme, granting citizens the freedom to travel between the two countries visa free.
Currently, only five African countries provide visa-free entry for all African citizens.
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