Africa is making strides in its visa openness policies which the African Development Bank (AfDB) says bodes well for cross-border travel, ease of movement and trade in 2024 and beyond.
The Africa Visa Openness Index 2023, published this week by the AfDB, reveals much progress since the seventh edition of the report was published in December 2022.
The visa openness index achieved its highest score ever in 2023, surpassing levels last seen before the COVID-19 pandemic. The Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) measures the extent to which African countries are open to visitors from other African countries.
In 2023, data from the report shows that 50 countries improved or maintained their 2022 score, with only four countries scoring lower. Since the first report was published in 2016, 36 countries have improved their index scores. Forty-two countries extended visa-free entry to citizens from at least five other African countries, while 33 countries did so for citizens of at least 10…
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