21/08/2025
On this faithful day, I booked a flight for my summer Holiday to Tanzania.
Tanzania is a lovely country in East Africa, blessed with the world-famous island of Zanzibar, a land of spices, history, and breathtaking beauty. But let me tell you the truth, that’s not even the real story here.
Here’s my question.
Why must an African pay for a visa just to visit another African country?
Think about it, as Africans, we call each other brothers and sisters. But when it’s time to travel, we are treated like strangers. During this very trip, I had to pay over Hundreds of dollars just for a visa from Nigeria to Tanzania. Imagine that, the flight ticket wasn’t even the problem, it was the visa fee that broke my heart.
If I already have my transport fare, why should I still need to pay to see my own brothers?
To shake their hands, to share culture, to build connections?
Our past leaders like Obafemi Awolowo, Kwame Nkrumah, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Julius Nyerere, Patrice Lumumba and many others fought for the dream of a united Africa, a continent without borders, a place where we can walk freely on the soil of our ancestors. But here we are today, still divided by visas, still paying to greet our own people. 😭
This has to stop. Africa must rise, Africa must unite, and Africa must break down the walls that separate us.
I’ll leave you with the words of Nelson Mandela: “We must work together as Africans to ensure that our continent is a place where all Africans can walk tall, without fear, without borders, without barriers, proud to call this land their home.
Africa, do we need Visa's to visit ourselves?
why not make Africa Borderless?
With your transport or ticket, you can book a flight to the next African country still pass through security check as usual.
Africa Unit 🤝🌍
