{"id":49819,"date":"2024-01-26T07:17:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T07:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/ghana-to-lift-visa-requirement-for-visiting-africans-by-2024-president\/"},"modified":"2024-01-26T07:19:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T07:19:48","slug":"ghana-to-lift-visa-requirement-for-visiting-africans-by-2024-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/ghana-to-lift-visa-requirement-for-visiting-africans-by-2024-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana to lift visa requirement for visiting Africans by 2024: president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Akufo-Addo pledged while opening the 2024 Africa Prosperity Dialogue in Ghana&#8217;s Eastern Region, saying the gesture is in line with the objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to create a seamless single market on the continent to drive economic growth, job creation, and poverty eradication.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government of Ghana is committed to ensuring visa-free entry for all Africans traveling to our country,&#8221; Akufo-Addo said such policies are needed throughout the continent to ensure the free movement of people, goods, and services to use trade as a catalyst for economic transformation in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Akufo-Addo also suggested that the implementation of AfCFTA should be more representative, benefiting different strata of African society.<\/p>\n<p>The Africa Prosperity Dialogue, organized by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the African Prosperity Network, a think tank, serves as an annual platform for Africa&#8217;s leadership to engage, forge partnerships, and commit to achieving the African Union&#8217;s Agenda 2063.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-63061\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/1-222.jpg\" alt=\"Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo delivers a speech at the 2024 Africa Prosperity Dialogue held in Ghana&#039;s Eastern Region, Jan. 25, 2024. 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