Ghana and Algeria have signed a visa waiver agreement in Accra on Thursday, May 1, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced.
The two countries also agreed to increase the scholarship quota for Ghanaian students in AI, robotics and engineering; committed to working on a direct flight from Accra to Algiers.
In a post on his X page, Mr Ablakwa said “Yesterday, I honoured a special brotherly invitation from the President and Foreign Minister of Algeria. It has been an exceedingly successful official visit to Algiers.
“We signed a visa waiver agreement; agreed to increase the scholarship quota for Ghanaian students in AI, robotics and engineering; committed to working on a direct flight from Accra to Algiers; commencing a strategic oil and gas partnership; consolidating security cooperation and intelligence sharing and reviving our Joint Economic Cooperation.”
Mr Ablakwa further indicated that Ghana and Algeria have a shared history and historic bonds of solidarity which cannot be broken.
It is always worth remembering that the first time the Algerian flag and Algerian anthem were outdoored outside Algeria in the early 1960s was in Ghana, he said.
“I convey heartfelt gratitude to President H.E. Abdelmadjid Tebboune and my brother, Foreign Minister H.E. Ahmed Attaf for their exceptionally warm hospitality and genuine friendship,” the Min sister added.
