Ghana yesterday opened its doors to nationals of other African countries when the country’s visa-on-arrival policy came into effect.
The policy allows citizens of African Union (AU) member states to enter Ghana and obtain visas on arrival, with the option to stay for up to 30 days.
President John Dramani Mahama, at a luncheon for senior citizens at the State Banquet Hall to mark Senior Citizens Day, said Ghana was proud to take a lead in the implementation of the all-important policy.
The Senior Citizens Day coincides with Republic Day.
A resolution adopted at the AU Executive Council meeting held earlier this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, stipulated that AU member states should review their internal and external security realities in an attempt to implement mechanisms allowing for the issuance of visas on arrival for citizens of member states.
Ghana thus becomes the first AU member state to issue visa-on-arrival for African nationals.
President Mahama said with the policy, the country had reaffirmed its Pan-African credentials and also taken another step at stimulating economic growth especially in the areas of investment and tourism....
KWAME ASARE BOADU 02 JULY 2016
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Ghana has quite a few Pan Africanist policies. I think this state of affairs is very positive. I should think this will be another positive step.
Contrast this with the situation in South Africa, where people from other African states are viewed with suspicion and even suffer attacks.