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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Oct 7

    Why is it so hard for Africans to visit other African countries? https://bbc.in/2Pf0X5P pic.twitter.com/g3sHWQDuPL

    4:08 PM - 7 Oct 2018
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    • El Hefe Obiora Okpala S. N.E Aly Karam Mr K200 •Denis Wanjiru• Margaret Samulela انور johnbosco odhiambo
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      1. ‘Yemi-Joshua™  🇳🇬‏ @YemiJoshua Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It's way too expensive to visit other African countries Lagos >>> Athens = NGN 209,090 Lagos >>> Addis Ababa =NGN 227,799 Both one-way tickets, both Egypt Air, both set at 11th October, 2018. I hope this clears it.

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      2. Journalist Kemi Olunloyo 🐦‏Verified account @HNNAfrica Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        As an African Journalist that gets JOURNALIST visas instead of tourism visas, the problem is ECOWAS politics. #hnntravel

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      2. That's "THE RumBard" to you‏ @Rumbard33 Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @hbdchick

        Because africans mostly distrust/hate eachother? That was my empirical observation on visiting and talking with various africans in person.

        2 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
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      1. Adv. Winnie A. J 👑‏ @PART_RIOT Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @mougendi

        Because the AU is a facade.

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      1. Wangechi Gitahi Travels‏ @wangechigitahi Oct 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think part of Africa is still undergoing mental slavery- post colonialism. This promotes the preferential treatment for foreigners instead of their African neighbours next door.Thank You to the African countries that appreciate both their fellow Africans as well as foreigners

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      1. robert ochola‏ @robertloungers Oct 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Colonial mentality. We are still wearing shackles from the colonial masters who managed to divide Africa based on resources.

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      1. O O O Oros‏ @1BraTabs Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        To SAfrica, they do, a lot. Problem is, once in, they never want to leave. And when Gvt takes action, we are labelled xenophobic.

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      2. themaverick  🇳🇬‏ @Haywhiz Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @yinkanubi

        We are too broke to even visit our own village

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      1. tirop Manjoy  🇰🇪.‏ @tmanjoy Oct 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        why would @ForeignOfficeKE or is it @InteriorKE allow other African countries citizens to visit Kenya visa free yet their countries demand that Kenyans must have visas before visiting those countries .? a case in point is south Africa.

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      1. Ibe‏ @utellmemore Oct 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        West Africa seems to be doing a better job than other parts of Africa on travel among West African countries. Travels and tourism between Nigeria and Ghana seems to be increasing yearly. Currently working on single currency. Other African regions can adopt

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      1. Faten Aggad-Clerx‏ @fatenaggad Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Visa, flight costs

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      1. Wahala de‏ @Desmanibibio Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @yinkanubi

        Poverty is the major reason

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      2. Emeka E. Emelogu‏ @Mekxxy3E Oct 7
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Africans don't love each other besides any law

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      1. blackman lockbars‏ @tshepmalux1 Oct 13
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        It's just a procedure of law are expensive like passport days are limited to the country day u were visit!

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      2. Snr Nelson Twum‏ @Nelson_Twum Oct 8
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        1. Difficulty in getting Passport from various countries 2. Visa fee 3. Air ticket fee 4. Bad policies from AU & other sisters unions eg ECOWAS 5. Hardship economy in some of the countries in Africa

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      3. Irene Wahinya‏ @IreneWahinya Oct 11
        Replying to @Nelson_Twum @BBCAfrica

        Equals utter poverty

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Snr Nelson Twum‏ @Nelson_Twum Oct 11
        Replying to @IreneWahinya @BBCAfrica

        It's serious

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