Ghana's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor
Botchwey, has hinted at visa-free travel for all Africans and the African
diaspora, following the signing of a free-visa waiver for 90-day travels by
South Africa and Ghana on November 1, 2023.
The Minister noted that successfully implementing visa-free travel to all African countries will be of enormous economic benefit to Ghana’s tourism sector.
“It is something that we are seriously thinking about,
I know Rwanda has announced, and Kenya is also looking into it. We are also
going to look into it seriously for our fellow Africans and also those of
African descent in the diaspora.”
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“We want to be able to attract them, they come in their numbers to Ghana through the YearofReturn, BeyondtheReturn, because Ghana has become that pilgrimage country for them to touch base with the motherland,” she was quoted by asaaseradio.com.
Additionally, she assured that the ministries involved
have been working round the clock to reach a decision soon.
“And so, it is something that we are seriously
thinking about and we are actually on the drawing board looking at it. It is
not just the Ministry of Foreign Affairs but the Interior, Tourism, we are all
looking at it and we will come out very soon,” the minister said.
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