Welcome to the official Facebook page of the Australian High Commission, Accra. Sorry, we can’t answer questions about visas and scholarships, or respond to requests for development grants, on Facebook. Please see our webpage instead: www.ghana.embassy.gov.au/acra/Visas_and_Migration.html; www.ghana.embassy.gov.au/acra/AusAidinWestAfrica.html.
Through this page you can keep up to date with, and exchange views on, the news and events involving Australia and Ghana, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, as well as on other activities and events of interest to the Australian community and friends of Australia in the region.
Other ways to connect with us:
View the High Commission's website: http://www.ghana.embassy.gov.au
Follow on Twitter twitter.com/#!/dfat
Watch on YouTube www.youtube.com/user/dfat
For our social media disclaimer see www.dfat.gov.au/disclaimer.html
General Information:
Australians in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo are encouraged to register their details at: www.smartraveller.gov.au.
For consular assistance please call: +233 302 216 400 in Ghana, the 24-hour Australian Consular Emergency Centre +61 2 6261 3305 (outside Australia) or 1300 555 135 (within Australia) or SMS +61 421 269 080.
For visa information, please go to http://www.ghana.embassy.gov.au/acra/Visas_and_Migration.html
Contact Details
Address: 2 Second Rangoon Close, Cantonments – Accra
Phone: +233 302 216 400
Email: Accrahc.Enquiries@dfat.gov.au
History by Year
2013 – HE Ms Joanna Adamson becomes Australian High Commissioner to Ghana
2011 – Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visits Ghana en route to the African Union Summit in Equatorial Guinea
2008 – HE Mr William (Billy) Williams becomes Australian High Commissioner to Ghana
2005 – The new Australian High Commission building is opened
2004 – The Australian High Commission to Ghana re-opens with HE Mr Jonathan Richardson as Australian High Commissioner to Ghana
1985 – The High Commission in Ghana was closed, and duties transferred to the Australian High Commission in Nigeria
1957 – Australia opens its High Commission in Accra, Ghana
Opening hours
For information about our opening hours and the list of public holidays observed by the High Commission, see our website: www.ghana.embassy.gov.au/acra/aboutus.html