Ghanaian citizens will no longer require traditional visas to travel to Morocco, following the signing of a landmark visa-free travel agreement between the two countries.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, confirmed the development in a Facebook post on Friday, June 6, announcing that Ghanaians can now obtain online travel authorisation within 24 hours, eliminating the need for embassy appointments.
“With immediate effect, Ghanaians will no longer require traditional visas to travel to Morocco. An online authorization which will be granted within 24-hours without embassy appointments is all that’s needed,” Mr. Ablakwa stated.
He added that the agreement, reached during his two-day working visit with Moroccan Foreign Minister H.E. Nasser Bourita, is expected to boost trade, tourism, and strengthen people-to-people ties between the two nations.
“Diplomacy must make meaningful impact in the lives of the people we serve,” Ablakwa noted, while also emphasizing that Africa’s borders should not divide its people, saying, “we are one people.”
