Such a powerful & heavy tribute paid by #Kenya 's President to the deceased Iranian counterpart. The fact that the statement comes during his state visit to the #US - #Iran 's nemesis- is a clear demonstration of autonomy. You don't have to be an enemy of one to please the other!

Rogers_K🇺🇬 Jackie Lumbasi Nigeria itself charges 215 dollars for a visa for Africans, $25 visa, $20 processing fee, $170 biometrics....they should start with their own Govt, Africans are their own worst enemies, ECOWAS has frustrated AFTA, and their members are some of the poorest save for Ghana.

The AU needs to wake up. This is an indictment on their style of leadership. It is self centered on their personal needs and not the needs of Africans

How can Africa develop/grow economically if we put so many hurdles on our paths. It's shameful

With EU P you travel everywhere.

It's a duty to us all to make travel and investing in Africa more easy, comfortable and risk free for us as Africans and to our brothers and Sisters from across the globe.
It's one planet,let's embrace unity in diversity and for purpose.

Jackie Lumbasi We need to get rid of the stringent visa requirements. We are denying ourselves the chance to develop our continent through collaboration by borders set by colonialists.

If I had Dangote’s wealth and influence, this are the sort of battles I would champion for my fellow Africans.

Traveling within Africa is such a tedious, hot mess.

I would rather travel to Europe or America for leisure than within Africa… which is sad because most of our

Truly unbelievably sad, how we tie ourselves in knots. We don't need fences in Africa, we need bridges.

Imagine having all of that money and not having the freedom to travel to places you really want to visit.

They ask you to bring all your history and details and still deny you visas.

If your strong “WHY” for making money is freedom, you know what to do especially if you are

I want to plead to all African Presidents/Head of States to just try and experiment. Remove all border restrictions for 6 months and reduce Airport landing fees from Africa to a bare minimum. Let African citizens move freely across the continent and let's see what truly happens.

Dangote presented an AU passport in Angola, and they insisted he needed a visa. NOI also faced the same in Mauritania.
The essence of AU Passport is to allow free movement of the holder within Africa.

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You were denied the visa, that's an African too proud, we can't 😅😅😅

It's by design.

When we're divided, it's difficult to unite behind a single dream or goal. Division scatters our efforts and weakens our resolve.

One day, those who say they will not vote for EFF because of “open border policies” will come back here and say EFF was right.

This is why i don’t rate traveling within Africa, makes no sense that with two European visas i can tour almost all of Europe and same with a North American visa. But with an ecowas passport it is a struggle to make it past other african borders or require a visa. Total rubbish!

Jackie Lumbasi Ease of mobility is the key to wealth. The West wants to keep Africa poor. Thus, there are many obstacles by virtue of visa requirements.

This should be a reasonable agenda to be discussed at the next African union meeting.
African Union Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Aliko Dangote

A regular European has better/easier access across the continent than a super wealthy African.

The same regular European has the same passport access as a super wealthy European.

Who do we blame for this?

Jackie Lumbasi Aliko Dangote But why does he need to buy another Visa to pass easily???? In Africa , think Africans should be passing easily more than anyone else in the world 🥸

Mujuni Raymond AfCFTA was meant to solve this issue of Africa being a fragmented market blighted with difficulty in movement of goods, services and people to create a regional bloc like the EU. Why haven’t we gone for it , in light of deepening of various other regional blocs..

When we tell black people to break off the leash of those milking Africa dry, they think it's asininity.
No matter how rich or powerful the Negro is, he will never be rated by the west. Until he finds his own value.