Dangote advocates visa-on-arrival for Africans

Dangote Group Chairman and CEO, Aliko Dangote, has called on African governments to create a visa and immigration system between member countries of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).  He said this yesterday at the ongoing celebration of the 30th anniversary of the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) in Accra, Ghana. He recounted his experience of traveling to another African country with a Nigerian holding a British passport. He said the British passport holder was allowed to enter, while immigration officials were debating whether to allow him to enter, even though he had the money. The representative of the United States of America expressed this opinion. He said that African wisdom will come from what Afrexim Bank is doing. The first day of the conference highlighted the importance of interdependence in the African region, emphasizing trade, food and security.  Speaking about the events of the first day, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka said that if you can translate not only the present invention, but also history and scientific studies, you with common language, you are already creating learning material, which is very important. good for the economy.

“Why don’t you give Africans visa on arrival; that will facilitate trade. If you are making life difficult for me there is no way I will invest in your country,” he said. “What you are doing, combining demography and productivity will lead to progress. If we do not combine demography with productivity we will not get the kind of transformation; we will not unlock the genius.“What I learned from AGOA is that it’s going to take market access; it’s going to take the power of examples; it’s going to take the kind of commitment that many of you are doing; it’s going to make connections; it’s going to take the global approach, mobilizing resources,” she said. “It’s good for printers, booksellers, bookshops, as well as writers as royalties increase. “All these factors influenced our decisions in times past. You would agree with me that language itself is an instrument, not just of livelihood; it’s also an instrument of economics, science, teaching, and understanding; it even affects the human psyche, which means it also affects the collective psyche, binding people together or separating people.