{"id":270867,"date":"2024-12-26T11:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-26T11:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/26\/ghana-becomes-5th-african-country-to-implement-visa-free-travel-for-africans\/"},"modified":"2024-12-26T11:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T11:13:43","slug":"ghana-becomes-5th-african-country-to-implement-visa-free-travel-for-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/26\/ghana-becomes-5th-african-country-to-implement-visa-free-travel-for-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana becomes 5th African country to implement visa-free travel for Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>    <!-- paragraph: supported --><\/p>\n<p>\n        Previously, Ghana provided visa-free access to citizens of 26 African nations, while travelers from 25 other African countries could obtain a visa upon arrival.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-paragraph \">\n<p>    <!-- paragraph: supported --><\/p>\n<p>\n        According to the Visa Openness Ranking, Ghana secured the 5th position in Africa, coming behind Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin who are the only African countries offering visa-free entry to all African passport holders.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ringCommonDetail ringBlockType-image \">\n<p>    <!-- image: supported --><\/p>\n<div class=\"imageBlock  aligment-center\">\n<div>\n<p>                <span class=\"image-holder\" data-fancybox=\"images-6b682ac0-8325-4e5a-9ded-667d35d45778\" data-caption=\"President Nana Akufo-Addo granted executive approval for a comprehensive visa-free travel policy on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.\"><\/p>\n<picture style=\"--noscript-src: url(https:\/\/ocdn.eu\/pulscms-transforms\/1\/trJktkpTURBXy9kMzNiYTcwZjg4M2UyZDczOWQ2MjIwZjNjOTQ4NjQ2Yy5qcGeSlQMAAM0FAM0C0JUCzQMWzQG9wsM); 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