President John Mahama has announced that Ghana will introduce a free visa regime for all African nationals, in a move the government is framing as both a pan-African gesture and an economic catalyst.
The policy takes effect on May 25 — Africa Day — and will form part of a broader e-visa system the Mahama administration plans to launch next month.
Mahama made the announcement during the inaugural state visit of Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa to Accra, lending the declaration a symbolic continental weight.
Ghana, which styles itself the cradle of pan-Africanism and home to the legacy of Kwame Nkrumah, is positioning the reform as consistent with that heritage. The government also expects the measure to deliver tangible gains in tourism revenue and intra-African trade.
On the diplomatic front, Mahama said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would press ahead with efforts to secure visa waiver agreements for Ghanaian passport holders abroad. The administration says 23 such agreements have been concluded since last year.
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