Check out full list of countries with free visa entry to Ghana

Africans in the diaspora from 40 countries have been granted visa-free entry to Ghana ahead of the Diaspora Summit 2025, scheduled for December 19–20, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre.

In an announcement issued on December 2, 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the move forms part of a pledge by Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa to grant free visas to participants of the summit.

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The statement explained that the gesture forms part of Ghana’s broader commitment to Pan-Africanism by encouraging the participation of Africans and people of African descent in discussions aimed at strengthening cooperation and building new partnerships.

“This gesture of solidarity is being extended to participants in the spirit of Pan Africanism to allow Africans and people of African descent to participate in the Summit aimed at fostering cooperation and forging enduring partnerships for the pursuit of our common good,” parts of the statement read.

It added that the visa waiver applies to nationals of these countries holding specified categories of passports.

The countries include Barbados, Bahamas, Dominica, Mauritius, Seychelles, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Singapore, Sao Tome and Principe, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Rwanda, Morocco, Guyana, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Malawi, and Grenada, and nationals from these countries are eligible to enter with any type of passport.

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Nationals of Brazil, Colombia, China, Cuba, Germany, Sudan, Türkiye, Namibia, Hungary, Iran, India, Equatorial Guinea, St. Kitts and Nevis, Suriname, Venezuela, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates are required to hold diplomatic, official and service passports to be able to enjoy the free visa requirement.

Read the full statement below:

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