CONTINENTAL NEWS: African Union Launches An All-africa Passport, To Be Fully Active By 2018

The African Union has announced a new “single African passport.” Which will boost the continent’s socioeconomic development because it will reduce trade barriers and allow people, ideas, goods, services
and capital to flow more freely across borders.
The e-Passport is an electronic document that permits any A.U. passport holder to enter any of the 54 A.U. member states, without requiring a visa. It will be unveiled this month during the next A.U. Summit in Kigali, Rwanda. Initially, the e-Passport will only be available to A.U. heads of state, foreign ministers and permanent representatives based in the A.U.’s headquarters in Addis Ababa.
The plan is to roll it out to all A.U. citizens by 2018. The e-Passport is a step toward eliminating borders on the continent, aiming to enable deeper integration, increased trade and further development. Just as important, the passport is a powerful symbol of unity across Africa and simultaneously a step toward connecting African countries economically and politically.
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Robinson Emeke Ikebueze and 5 others like this.

Titus Shodiya

thanks for sharing this info

Endy Edeson

you are welcome

Ifeanyi-chukwu Williams Chirah

That's a good one we are about to creat the largest country in the world

Endy Edeson

@ifeanyi: United States of Africa ....loading.....

Edwin Scott

That's a good one at least to make business transaction between two. Country easier.

Farotimi Oluwatosin Emmanuel

2018 is too far.... though it's a good development..

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