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Ghanaians interested in visiting Rwanda can now do so without having to worry about the struggles in acquiring a visa.
This is now so because Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, on Thursday, November 2, unveiled a new policy allowing visa-free travel to the country for Africans.
The President made this announcement in Kigali, emphasizing the potential for Africa to become a unified tourism destination. Currently, Africa relies on 60% of its tourists from outside the continent, as reported by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
“Any African, can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish and they will not pay a thing to enter our country” said Kagame during the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
“We should not lose sight of our own continental market,” he said. “Africans are the future of global tourism as our middle class continues to grow at a fast pace in the decades to come.”
This move positions Rwanda as the latest African nation to adopt such measures, with the goal of promoting the free movement of people and trade, in a bid to rival Europe’s Schengen zone.
Upon implementation, Rwanda will join the ranks of African countries that have lifted travel restrictions for Africans. Currently, Gambia, Benin, and Seychelles have already waived visas for African nationals. In addition, Kenya’s President William Ruto recently revealed plans to enable visa-free travel for all Africans to Kenya by December 31.
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