Borderless Africa: Ghanaian Content Creator Travels Across Africa On A Motorbike
- A Ghanaian content creator has embarked on a journey to travel across Africa on a motorbike.
- Goshers, as he is famously known on social media, said he is doing this to advocate for a borderless Africa to ensure the free movement of people and goods
- In an exclusive interview with YEN.com.gh, Benjamin Kojo Mensah said he had so far travelled from Accra through to Togo, Benin Nigeria and is currently on his way to Cameroon
A Ghanaian content creator, Benjamin Kojo Mensah is embarking on a daring adventure of travelling across the African continent on a motorbike.
Known on his socials as "Goshers", the young Ghanaian has taken on this arduous task to drum home the need for a borderless, visa-free Africa, highlighting more on the struggles Africans go through to travel within the continent.
Goshers' Borderless Africa advocacy is in line with a broader campaign to ensure the restriction-free movement of people and goods across Africa
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Speaking exclusively to YEN.com.gh, Goshers disclosed that the journey, which started on March 16, of this year, had seen him travel from Accra to Togo, Benin and Nigeria.
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He is currently on his way to Cameroon, riding a high-powered motorbike.
When asked about some of the difficulties that he has faced, so far, on the journey, Benjamin Kojo Mensah said everything had been practically smooth except when he got to the Togolese border where he was unduly delayed and charged 5,000 CFA, equivalent to GH₵109.00.
"In summary, I never paid anything at Benin and Nigeria borders but Togo was different. It’s about 40 mins long talk but that’s the summary", he told YEN.com.gh
Goshers further explained his motivation for embarking on the campaign which is expected to span ten months, ending on December 16, 2024.
"All I want to see is Africa going borderless and visaless for a stronger economic front. As I journey on this campaign, I also want to know Africa and everything that is in it," he said.
Borderless Africa Movement
The Borderless Africa Campaign is an initiative birthed from the All-African Movements Assembly (AAMA) held in August 2022 in Arusha Tanzania.
Its objective is to ensure an abolishment of visa requirements for travel of Africans within Africa, bring the AU protocol on free movement into force, and facilitate trade among Africans through the free movement of people and goods, among others.
One of the many social media accounts championing the course of Africa, Knowafricaofficial, put the spotlight on Goshers in a post sighted by YEN.com.gh.
"Embarking on a journey that spans the vast expanse of Africa, Goshers, a dynamic content creator from Ghana, passionately champions the cause of a 'Borderless Africa'. As he traverses the continent, his mission resonates with the hearts of many. Here's to wishing him a journey filled with safety and the very best of luck".
Mahama Urges African Leaders To Establish Visa-Free Regime Across The Continent
Recalled that on Monday, April 1, 2024, YEN.com.gh reported that former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has urged African leaders to establish a continent-wide visa-free regime
He said such a policy would improve trade, investment, and collaboration opportunities for the continent
He also said the policy would help respond to growing unemployment concerns among the continent's youthful population
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Source: YEN.com.gh
