Follow Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda,allow visa free travels across Africa- Mahama to African leaders
John Dramani Mahama, former President of Ghana has stated that, the rest of the African countries should learn from Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda in allowing a visa free movement or granting of visa upon arrival in various countries.
The former Former Chairman of the African Union (AU) said this will help boost trade as well as help boost economies and open up markets across the African continent.
He passed the comments on his Facebook handle when he wrote, “Let me also encourage our other African countries to join Ghana’s effort in 2016, followed by Rwanda and later Kenya, and allow for a visa free, or visa on arrival opportunities for all Africans arriving in our countries”.
Below is the full post…
Today is African Union Day, and I wish to use this occasion to celebrate the strides we continue to make as a continent and people.
Africa indeed is Rising!
Let me congratulate my country, Ghana, and Kenya for depositing the instruments for the ratification of the Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, and welcome the announcement that Rwanda will also be doing same soon.
As a former Chair of the AU’s High Level Panel on Free Trade, this makes me very proud of my country and the continent, and I do hope that Nigeria and South Africa are beginning to appreciate why they must, as the two leading economies on the continent, join in this effort.
Let me also encourage our other African countries to join Ghana’s effort in 2016, followed by Rwanda and later Kenya, and allow for a visa free, or visa on arrival opportunities for all Africans arriving in our countries.
It will further boost trade and grow our economies and open up our markets.
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