An E-visa system has been launched for Ghana.

President John Dramani Mahama launched it in Accra today, according to a report by GraphicOnline news.

This comes after the Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in a Facebook post on Friday, May 22, announced that the launch was set for today, Monday, May 25.

He wrote “President Mahama set to launch Ghana’s first e-Visa service on Africa Day — Monday May 25, 2026. Ghana’s warm digital handshake with the world”.

The development comes after the Cabinet approved the e-Visa policy as part of efforts to modernise Ghana’s travel system. The E-Visa system aims to simplify visa processing and strengthen security.

Meanwhile, trade, tourism, educational and cultural exchange across Africa is set for a boost following President John Mahama’s new visa policy.

President John Dramani Mahama announced the policy on April 2, during bilateral talks with Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa in Ghana’s Eastern Region at the Peduase Presidential Lodge. He said Ghana will introduce a visa-free regime for all African nationals starting May 25 to coincide with Africa Day.

He said, “I am also pleased to announce that, effective 25th May, 2026, when we commemorate Africa Day, Ghana will commence a free visa regime for all Africans. Africans travelling to Ghana will receive their e-visas online free of charge,” President Mahama announced at the end of a bilateral meeting with his visiting Zimbabwean counterpart, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, at the Peduase Lodge in the Eastern Region.

However, President Mahama noted that citizens of Ghana and Zimbabwe do not require visas to travel between the two countries.

“But between Ghana and Zimbabwe are in-laws, have a visa-free environment already. We can travel to each other’s countries without needing a visa. You just hop onto the plane and arrive in each other’s country.”

More soon....event still underway.