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2024: A year of change The year 2024 witnessed important changes in AVOI scores. Of 54 countries on the continent, 17 have improved their AVOI score over the past year, building on the 15…

Visa openness by category

Visa openness by ranking

Africa’s 2024 top 20 Benin, The Gambia, Rwanda and Seychelles are 2024’s top performers. All four countries offered visa-free access to all African visitors in 2024. The average score…

Some significant and notable improvements have occurred over the past year. Sierra Leone and Angola have shown the greatest increase in their AVOI score. Sierra Leone now offers citizens of 15…

Countries that have improved the most Over the period 2016 to 2024, 39 countries score higher now than they did in 2016, a reflection of overall progress towards easing travel between African…

E-visas offer travellers the option of obtaining a visa through electronic means ahead of travel. The key distinction between an e-visa and a traditional visa lies in the procedural convenience…

ETAs are considered a form of electronic pre-approval that destination countries may require of travellers ahead of embarking on their trip. They are typically reserved and intended for travellers…

Regional economic communities: Proven enablers of freedom of movement The AU recognises eight RECs and considers them the building blocks of the broader continental integration initiative. This…

Regional reciprocity is a measure of how aligned the visa regimes of individual member states within a REC are with respect to one another. Reciprocity on its own only measures the bilateral…