Ghana is ranked the fifth most visa-open country on the African continent.
This is according to a new report published by the African Union Commission and the African Development Bank.
According to the 2019 Africa Visa Openness Index, African travelers from 18 countries require no visas to visit Ghana while nationals of some 34 African countries can be issued with a visa on arrival in Ghana.
The report also found that only nationals from one Africa country require visa to visit Ghana.
Ghana rose to fifth place on the ranking after placing seventh in 2018, sixth in 2017 and 22nd in 2016.
The report credits Ghana’s rise with the government’s publicized commitment to allow Africans liberal access to the country in 2016.
The report stated that Ghana continues to champion regional integration efforts.
In May 2018, the country ratified the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), having also signed up to the Single African Air Transport Market and the Free Movement of Persons Protocol.
