Namibia to abolish visas for all Africans

NAMIBIA will soon abolish visa requirements for Africans, President Hage Geingob said yesterday during the official opening of the Foreign Policy Review conference. Namibia and other African states have long considered the possibility of a common continental passport by 2018 as part of the African Union's Agenda 2063. Geingob yesterday reiterated that as the first step in always welcoming its African brothers and sisters, the country recently abolished visa requirements into Namibia for diplomatic and official African passport holders. “We are committed to extending this privilege to all African passport holders by initially issuing visas on arrival, and eventually abolishing visa requirements,” he stated.