The Qatari diplomat was appointed in Ghana in March 2018, and Ghana’s mission in Doha opened in May of that year.
The government of Ghana has struck a visa waiver accord with eight nations, one of which being Qatar. This is done in an effort to enhance service delivery for passport administrations in Ghana and its embassies across the world.
The remaining seven nations on the list of visa-free travel are as follows:
- Jamaica
- Nevis
- Suriname
- Venezuela
- Saint Vincent
- Malta
- The Grenadines
- Saint Kitts
- Guayana
The new plan will involve notable passport bearers such as Diplomatic, Service, and Official passports that will be excluded from the need to apply for a visa upon entering Ghana and vice versa.
As part of the deal, all 13 passport application centers will be equipped with generator sets, and E-Visa application hardware will be installed at Ghana’s embassies abroad and in the Ghana Immigration Service.
Recent Efforts in the Face of Ukraine Conflicts
According to local media, Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, said that $2 million had been released for the evacuation of Ghanaian students from Ukraine amid the escalating violence.
According to the source, 16 of the 24 students who traveled at Kotoka International Airport on Friday flew with Qatar Airways, which the Ghanaian government-funded, and eight flew with Turkish Airlines.
The administration allegedly organized for five airlines to transport Ghanaian citizens back to the country from several adjacent countries surrounding Ukraine. These airlines are:
- Qatar Airways
- Turkey Airlines
- Ethiopia Airlines
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Lufthansa Airlines
Qatar and Ghana Relations
As per sources, strong diplomatic ties between both nations were established in 1981 through “non-resident representatives.”
According to the study, some of the significant signed agreements between the two nations include:
- A 2007 deal on the elimination of double taxation and the avoidance of fiscal evasion
- A 2004 deal on forming an economic, investment, and trade committee between Qatar and Ghana.
