Lake Kivu, Rwanda. Photo: canva
South Africans can now travel to another African country visa-free
South African passport holders will now have the option to travel to yet ANOTHER African country completely visa-free. Here’s where…
Lake Kivu, Rwanda. Photo: canva
Rwanda to open its doors to African countries
Passport holders from all African countries will now be able to visit the nation of Rwanda visa-free, after Rwandan President Paul Kagame recently announced the news at a global summit.
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According to travel news, the president spoke about “a unified tourism destination” at the 23rd Global Summit of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
“Any African can get on a plane to Rwanda whenever they wish, and they will not pay a thing to enter our country,” President Kagame said.
“We should not lose sight of our own continental market,” Kagame added. “Africans are the future of global tourism as our middle-class continues to grow at a fast pace in the decades to come.”
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It has not yet been revealed when the visa-free system for Africans from other nations entering Rwanda will be implemented.
AFRICAN COUNTRIES FOR VISA-FREE TRAVEL
The updated Henley & Partners Passport Index for 2023 outlines 107 countries that SA passport holders can travel to without needing a visa.
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Of those 107 countries that a South African passport holder can travel to visa-free, 35 are in Africa.
They are: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi *, Cape Verde Islands *, Djibouti *, Egypt *, eSwatini, Ethiopia *, Comoro Islands *, Gabon, Ghana *, Guinea-Bissau *, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania *, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria *, Reunion, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles *, Sierra Leone *, Somalia *, St. Helena *, Tanzania, The Gambia, Togo *, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
