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Kamishna wa Siasa wa Umoja wa Afrika, Bi, Aisha Abdullahi amesema kuwa Afrika inakaribia kuwa nchi isiyo na mipaka kufuatia kuanza kwa utekelezaji wa kuwa na paspoti ya pamoja, kama ilivyoainishwa kwenye Ajenda 2063, inayolenga kufufua Umajumui wa Kiafrika.
Kwa sasa nchi mbili za Rwanda na Mauritius zinashughulikia uanzishwaji wa mpango huo ambao utahakikisha Wakazi wa Afrika hawalazimiki kuwa na 'visa' kuingia katika Taifa lolote.
Chanzo: This Is Africa
Kwa sasa nchi mbili za Rwanda na Mauritius zinashughulikia uanzishwaji wa mpango huo ambao utahakikisha Wakazi wa Afrika hawalazimiki kuwa na 'visa' kuingia katika Taifa lolote.
The African Union has said the free movement of citizens could be improved with the introduction of an African passport as part of its 2063 Agenda for “a continent with seamless borders”.
AU Commissioner for Political Affairs Dr. Aisha Abdullahi said on Sunday that Africa could soon become borderless and the plan for a single African passport is in progress and so far, two countries – Rwanda and Mauritius – have implemented it, Zegabi reported.
“This would also ensure the free movement of people on the continent,”
“Our people will not have to carry a visa to gain access to other African states. There will be free trade of goods” Dr. Abdullahi said at the #Africities summit.
“We have identified flagship projects, for example, [the introduction] of an African passport to ensure that Africans can move freely to every African state,” Dr. Abdullahi reportedly said.
The proposal to implement a single passport for Africa is part of the AU’s 2063 Agenda. The project, which was agreed upon last year, also aims to improve intra-African trade and to ease the movement of domestic goods between member states, Zegabi reported.
The Africa we want. Photo: African Union 2063 Agenda document screenshot
According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), “The AU’s vision is matched by a call to action to introduce an African Passport and abolish visa requirements for all African citizens in all African countries by 2018”.
Meanwhile, AfDB is finalising, “the first Africa Visa Openness Index”, which ranks African countries on the level of openness/restrictiveness of their visa regimes, which aims “to drive visa policy reforms across Africa, simplify visa application procedures and encourage positive reciprocity”.
Other unions across the world have abolished passports. For example, the border-free Schengen Area (a creation of the Schengen Agreement), where 26 European countries (22 of the 28 European Union (EU) member states) have abolished passports and other border controls. The member states have a common visa policy, which facilitates the free movement of people.
Chanzo: This Is Africa