Ghana has recently announced the start of a free visa system for all Africans visiting the country, and some news sources have misconstrued the information, calling it visa-free. That has spread confusion, showing a clear misunderstanding of the difference between free visa and visa-free.
In 2024, then President Nana Akufo-Addo announced a free visa system for all Africans visiting Ghana. But the system didn’t take off until he left office at the beginning of 2025.
In the last couple of weeks, President John Mahama announced that the free visa regime would come into force on Africa Day, May 25, 2026. When the news broke it was largely reported as visa-free. But the two are not the same. There is visa-free and free visa.
Ghana already has visa-free agreements with member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The 15 ECOWAS member countries don’t need visa to enter Ghana and same for Ghana. Then Ghana has additional visa-free agreements with some countri
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