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Ghana is considering introducing Visa-free travel for all Africans and people of African descent, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Shirley Ayorkor Botchwy has said. Botchwey is optimistic the move will bring enormous benefits to Ghana in terms of boosting the tourism sector. Currently, Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia and Benin are the only African Countries that provide …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has dismissed overstaying officers and agency representatives at various passport offices in the Greater Accra region. The move according to her comes as a response to growing concerns of alleged involvement in illicit activities and corrupt practices that have tarnished the reputation …

A former Finance Minister of Ghana, Professor Kwesi Botchwey has been reported dead, according to Accra-based Asaase Radio. According to the portal, the 78-year-old finance minister passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was said to have been receiving medical care. Prof. …

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said austerity measures are inevitable in efforts to stabilize the economy. On the path to full recovery from Ghana’s economic crisis, the people are bound to face either IMF conditionality or home-grown tough decisions that will affect the …

It was all sadness when young Georgina Asor Botchwey was laid to rest. The scenes at the funeral grounds were filled with pure sad emotions. All the people who gathered to pay their last respect to the murdered young nursing student couldn’t hold back their tears. Before the corpse was …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has dispelled claims by some media and some members of the opposition NDC that she has contradicted Vice President Bawumia on the use of the Ghanacard as a travel document for returning Ghanaians. At the launch of the ePharmacy platform on Monday, …

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …

Professor Kwesi Botchwey, Ghana’s longest serving Finance Minister, has proposed wide-ranging measures to address the economic challenges confronting the country. He said the current macro economic indicators, including the country’s debt to GDP ratio, inflation rate, drop in credit worthiness rankings, fast depreciation of the cedi against the US dollar, …