Omanghana
Ghana has proposed a bilateral visa waiver agreement with Lebanon to ease travel between the two countries and strengthen cooperation in trade, investment and people-to-people exchanges.
The proposed arrangement would cover holders of diplomatic, service and ordinary passports, broadening its potential benefits beyond official government travel.
Ghana’s Ambassador to Lebanon, Prof. Justice Solomon Korantwi-Barimah, presented the initiative during a ceremony in Beirut on Thursday, October 15, 2026, when he submitted his Letters of Credence to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. The ambassador is based in Cairo.
During the meeting, Prof. Korantwi-Barimah conveyed greetings from President John Dramani Mahama and reaffirmed Ghana’s interest in exploring new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation with Lebanon.
The visa waiver proposal seeks to build on the longstanding relationship between the two countries by making travel easier and encouraging closer commercial and social ties.
The initiative remains at the proposal stage and does not yet grant visa-free entry to passport holders from either country. A formal agreement and the necessary approval processes would have to be completed before implementation.
The move forms part of Ghana’s wider diplomatic efforts, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, to expand travel opportunities for Ghanaian passport holders.
Those efforts have included pursuing visa waiver arrangements with countries such as Russia, South Korea, and Saint Kitts and Nevis, as well as the Benelux countries.
Through the proposed partnership with Lebanon, Ghana hopes to create further opportunities for bilateral engagement while reducing travel barriers for citizens of both nations.
Source: Omanghana
