The announcement came during his final state of the nation address as he prepares to step down on January 6 after two terms in office.

“I am proud to have approved visa-free travel to Ghana for all African passport holders, with effect from the beginning of this year,” Akufo-Addo said in his speech to parliament.

“This is the logical next step to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the workings of the largest trading bloc in the world,” he said.

“All these are essential elements to the realisation of the AU’s Agenda 2063, which envisages an integrated and connected Africa by 2063,” he added, referring to the African Union’s development blueprint for a 50-year period.

Ghana joins Rwanda, Seychelles, Gambia and Benin in offering visa-free entry to African travellers.

Ghana had previously allowed visa-free access to citizens of 26 African nations and visas on arrival for travellers from 25 others, while only two African countries — Eritrea and Morocco — required a visa before entry.

The visa-free policy builds on Ghana’s efforts to strengthen its international reputation, particularly through initiatives like the 2019 Year of Return, which celebrated the African diaspora and commemorated 400 years since the transatlantic slave trade.

The campaign attracted thousands of visitors, including celebrities, to Ghana and led to some receiving citizenship, bolstering the country’s global profile as a cultural and tourism hub.

Akufo-Addo also used his last address to trumpet economic progress under his leadership, citing an increase in Ghana’s gross international reserves to $8 billion, from $6.2 billion in 2017, and significant GDP growth in 2024.

“Economic growth has returned to the pre-Covid trajectory,” he said, projecting a 6.3-percent growth rate for 2025.

“I leave behind a Ghana that is thriving, one that has navigated significant global challenges with remarkable tenacity, whose economy is steadily rebounding, and whose institutions are operating effectively,” he said.

The oil-and-gold-rich West African nation is one of the most stable democracies in Africa.

Since 2022, it has been battling one of its worst economic crises in decades and is currently under a $3-billion International Monetary Fund relief programme.

The outgoing president hands over power to John Mahama, who won the December elections.

SmartPolician:
Nothing dey Ghana? I have never seen a Nigerian who became a billionaire in Ghana.
The day America announces visa-free entry for Nigerians, trust me, we will empty our shithole into America.

In fact, agbadorians, who always claim that Escobar was the best thing that happened to them, will be the first batch of "refugees" to borrow money and fly to America!

SmartPolician:
Nothing dey Ghana. I have never seen a Nigerian who became a billionaire in Ghana.
The day America announces visa-free entry for Nigerians, trust me, we will empty our shithole into America.

In fact, agbadorians, who always claim that Escobar was the best thing that happened to them, will be the first batch of "refugees" to borrow money and fly to America!

saintjimos:
Why making the policy for the incoming

helinues:


Have you been to Ghana before?

Why do you lots just like to to confidently say things you have little information about?

Nigerians started car spare parts business in Ghana decades ago and they are still leading

Phones and accessories in Ghana also, Nigerians have overtaken

Don't even let's talk about Banking and real estate which Nigerians are also dominating in Ghana

Even stationeries/ books e.t.c, a family friend is one of those leading that line of business in Ghana

Stay updated instead of dropping bunkum for us on this forum

Urheadmaster:



So you agreed that Ghana is actually better than Nigeria in all ramifications. Since balablu bulaba became president you have always argued that there's no African country better than Nigeria at the moment.

Leobankx:

Which Nigerian became a billionaire in America?

helinues:


Have you been to Ghana before?

Why do you lots just like to confidently say things you have little information about?

Nigerians started car spare parts business in Ghana decades ago and they are still leading

Phones and accessories in Ghana also, Nigerians have overtaken

Don't even let's talk about Banking and real estate which Nigerians are also dominating in Ghana

Even stationeries/ books e.t.c, a family friend is one of those leading that line of business in Ghana

Stay updated instead of dropping bunkum for us on this forum

helinues:
Aden??

Why initiating this moves when he's just about to leave office

SmartPolician:
Nothing dey Ghana. I have never seen a Nigerian who became a billionaire in Ghana.
The day America announces visa-free entry for Nigerians, trust me, we will empty our shithole into America.

In fact, agbadorians, who always claim that Escobar was the best thing that happened to them, will be the first batch of "refugees" to borrow money and fly to America!

helinues:
Aden??

Why initiating this moves when he's just about to leave office

mikeapollo:

Your comments shows how myopic and unenlightened you are.

GrammarNazi1:

...these moves...