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From Godwin Tsa Abuja
African Lawyers under the platform of the African Bar Association (AFBA), have hailed the government of Ghana for the visa-free travel policy for all African passport holders.
President of AFBA, Chief Ibrahim Eddy Mark, said in a statement in Abuja that it is in sync with the realization of the goals of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA).
AFBA said, “This progressive step earlier undertaken by Rwanda, the Seychelles, Gambia, and Benin is being recommended for other African Nations to follow immediately if we are going to realize the African Union agenda 2063.
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The statement dated January 14, 2025 explained that the international association had, after it’s 2024 annual conference in Lusaka, Zambia, which ended on October 30, 2024, captured this demand in it’s communiqué.
Mark said the benefits of the visa-free travel policy for African passport holders are too numerous to mention, especially in Africa’s development.
“We cannot make travels nightmarish for Africans in Africa and expect any meaningful developmental strides.
“African Bar Association is with full knowledge that regional blocks had effected visa-free travels for their regions but that is little too good and we call on African Union and meeting of Heads of States and Heads of government to take the issue of visa-free travel, which will enable Africa join the league of Continental America’s and Europe,” the statement reads.
