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Is borderless travel in Africa possible?

2024/11/28
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Daniel Dadzi
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Hannah Gelbart
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Jewel Kiriungi
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Natalia Bayona
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Zubaida Abdel-Rahman
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Hannah Gelbart指出非洲内部旅行签证要求繁琐，即使是非洲富豪也面临诸多不便，这引发了对非洲无国界旅行可行性的讨论。Daniel Dadzi认为非洲内部航空旅行相对容易，但陆路旅行困难重重，这与缺乏洲际外交协议有关。他还提到非洲国家间旅行签证要求普遍存在，阻碍了人员流动，并分析了非洲联盟促进自由流动的计划以及面临的挑战，例如国家间的政治冲突和地缘政治复杂性。Zubaida Abdel-Rahman则从个人经历出发，描述了非洲内部旅行机票价格昂贵，陆路旅行又存在安全风险，这使得非洲内部旅游成本高昂且不便，并指出非洲缺乏统一的交通系统和签证政策，使得洲际旅行非常不便。Natalia Bayona对非洲无签证旅游持乐观态度，但她认为实现这一目标需要7到10年的时间，这取决于各国政府的外交努力。Jewel Kiriungi报道了肯尼亚取消了对非洲游客的签证要求，但引入了电子旅行授权（ETA）系统，需要支付费用，这引发了争议，有人认为此举与促进非洲内部自由旅行的目标相悖。 Daniel Dadzi深入分析了阻碍非洲无国界旅行的因素，包括一些非洲国家存在的反移民情绪，以及非洲联盟的计划在实施过程中面临的挑战。他还探讨了如果非洲内部旅行免签证，将会对个人旅行和经济发展带来的积极影响。

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Despite Africa's economic growth, travel within the continent remains challenging. Even wealthy individuals like Aliko Dangote face visa hurdles. While some visa-free arrangements exist, widespread complaints about costs and logistics persist. The ease of travel varies greatly, with air travel being simpler than land travel, which can involve multiple border crossings and complex documentation.
  • Aliko Dangote's experience with 35 visas for intra-African travel
  • Ease of air travel versus difficulties with land travel
  • Challenges in obtaining necessary documentation at land borders

Shownotes Transcript

Intra-continental travel is huge, and borderless agreements between countries make trips easier. For instance, Europe has the Schengen Zone and South East Asia has ASEAN. But for Africa, it’s still a work in progress. The UN tourism boss Natalya Bayona says she wants to make borderless travel for tourism in Africa a reality within ten years.

Daniel Dadzie, from the BBC Focus on Africa podcast, explains the benefits it could bring and why it could be difficult to achieve. And Zubaida Abdel-Rahman, a Ghanaian travel blogger, tells us about her experiences.

In January 2024, the Kenyan government introduced a new system called Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). It doesn’t require African nationals to obtain visas to enter the country for tourism and business travel. We hear from BBC reporter in Nairobi, Jewel Kiriungi, about how it works.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: [email protected] WhatsApp: +44 0330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Hannah Gelbart Producers: Julia Ross-Roy and Benita Barden Video Journalist: Beatrice Guzzardi Editor: Verity Wilde