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Rwanda introduces visa-free entry to African visitors

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President of Rwanda Paul Kagame walks along Downing Street to a meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, in London, May 4, 2023. Rwanda announced Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023, visa-free entry for all Africans. [Via VOA]

Rwanda announced Thursday that it will allow Africans to travel visa-free to the country, becoming the latest nation on the continent to announce such a measure aimed at boosting the free movement of people and trade to rival Europe's Schengen zone.

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