{"id":270418,"date":"2024-12-25T10:36:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-25T10:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/25\/akufo-addo-permits-all-african-citizens-to-enter-ghana-without-a-visa\/"},"modified":"2024-12-25T10:36:46","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T10:36:46","slug":"akufo-addo-permits-all-african-citizens-to-enter-ghana-without-a-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/25\/akufo-addo-permits-all-african-citizens-to-enter-ghana-without-a-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Akufo-Addo permits all African citizens to enter Ghana without a visa."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>This blog is managed by the content creator and not GhanaWeb, its affiliates, or employees. Advertising on this blog requires a minimum of GH\u20b550 a week. Contact the blog owner with any queries.<\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p style=\"clear:right\" id=\"article-123\">President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has delivered on his promise to allow citizens of all African countries to enter Ghana without a visa.<\/p>\n<p>The pledge was made in January at the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD 2024) with the goal of improving the free flow of people, products, and services throughout the continent.<\/p>\n<p>This policy is scheduled to go into effect prior to Akufo-Addo&#8217;s term ending on January 6, 2025, after receiving executive approval on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>With this program, the African Union&#8217;s goal of economic unification through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is one step closer to reality.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana will become the only African nation to grant visa-free entrance to all holders of African passports, joining Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin.<\/p>\n<p>The action is anticipated to improve cooperation between African governments and companies and support initiatives to establish the largest single market in the world, which will include 55 countries.<\/p>\n<p>President Akufo-Addo reiterated Ghana&#8217;s commitment to the visa-free program in his keynote speech for APD 2024, which has as its theme &#8220;Developing Prosperity in Africa: Produce, Add Value, and Trade.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He mentioned a particular agreement that lowered visa costs for attendees, saying, &#8220;Many of you had to acquire a visa to attend this event.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He gave participants his word that &#8220;the Ghanaian government is committed to ensuring visa-free travel for all Africans, and the process has begun to implement the policy this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration have now received the policy and are getting ready to implement it.<\/p>\n<p>The official commencement date, which is projected to be Wednesday, January 1, 2025, will be announced by the Ghana Immigration Service.<\/p>\n<p>The action is anticipated to strengthen Ghana&#8217;s standing as a pioneer in African unification and integration by promoting trade, tourism, and cultural interchange throughout the continent.<\/p>\n<p>The significance of this undertaking is highlighted by criticism of restrictive immigration laws in other African countries.<\/p>\n<p>The richest man in Africa, business magnate Aliko Dangote, emphasized the difficulties of negotiating immigration regulations throughout the continent.<\/p>\n<p>He said during a business gathering in Rwanda, &#8220;I have to apply for 35 different visas as an investor.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Dangote&#8217;s comments highlight the difficulties faced by African investors and businesspeople, who frequently find it simpler to travel to the US or Europe than to their neighboring African nations.<\/p>\n<p>The AfCFTA Secretariat is based in Ghana, which has long supported the idea of an Africa without borders, which was initially put forth by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, the organization&#8217;s founder.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana&#8217;s move is a progressive example, even if Ethiopia, the location of the African Union&#8217;s headquarters, has come under fire for its stringent visa requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This blog is managed by the content creator and not GhanaWeb, its affiliates, or employees. 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