Steady Progress on Visa Openness in Africa - Report Africa Nigeria
African countries have made significant progress in their freedom of travel policies, with 93% of nations maintaining, or improving their scores on the African Development Bank 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index .
The top three countries, Benin, Seychelles, and the Gambia offer visa-free entry to Africans from all other countries. Ghana was ranked in fourth place, with just behind in fifth. Rwanda offers visa-free entry to citizens of 18 African countries while granting visas to all other Africans on arrival. Rwanda has been ranked fifth in visa openness in Africa, and the top in the East African region among countries that are open to visitors from other African countries.
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