Visa and flights: Why is African travel such a struggle?

Name: Visa and flights: Why is African travel such a struggle?
Uploaded: 2025-12-10T16:24:07.104Z
Duration: 26 min 3 s
Description: We say "One Africa," yet cross-continent travel is costly and restricted. A trip from Lagos to London can cost less than Lagos-Accra. Africans need visas, Europeans move freely. Why is it so hard to move within Africa?

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Edith Kimani

We say "One Africa," yet cross-continent travel is costly and restricted. A trip from Lagos to London can cost less than Lagos-Accra. Africans need visas, Europeans move freely. Why is it so hard to move within Africa?

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Visa and flights: Why is African travel such a struggle?

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