Africa's richest man, Aliko dangote laments visa restrictions in the AU

Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote says despite
the large size of his group, he still requires to
have 38 visas to move around the African
continent. In an interview with CNBC, Dangote
said African leaders need to work to remove
barriers such as visa issuance so that
businesses can effectively connect and thrive
within the continent.
''Our leaders must give incentives. For
example, little things like visa issuance.
You go to a country that is looking for
investment, that particular country will
give you a run around just to get a visa.
You have to know somebody who is big
in that country to call somebody.  They
are giving you visas as if it is a favour.
Somebody like me, despite the size of
our group, I need 38 visas to move
around Africa. Yes, I’ve heard that they
are going to do the (African) passport,
but you can see that there is still a little
bit of resistance from other African
leaders. Even countries like Rwanda and
co, that say no visas for Africans, they
are still having problems getting visas
into other African countries, despite
saying no need for visas for Africans
coming in. They say, just come, we
would give you on arrival”he said


Source :LIB
Edited by DANIEL IKECHUKWU EKWUNIFE