{"id":249878,"date":"2025-09-14T11:44:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=249878"},"modified":"2025-09-14T11:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T15:44:51","slug":"burkina-faso-scraps-visa-fees-for-african-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/burkina-faso-scraps-visa-fees-for-african-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso scraps visa fees for African travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-4242491837\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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Mahamadou Sana, the country&#8217;s security minister, following a cabinet meeting chaired by military leader Capt Ibrahim Traor\u00e9 on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>African visitors will however be required to submit an online visa application, which will be reviewed for approval, the minister clarified.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2268982742\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, 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His popularity has been fuelled through social media, including many misleading posts intended to bolster his revolutionary image.<\/p><div id=\"antig-661162811\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, 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combined<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Like its Sahel neighbours, Burkina Faso has been battling armed jihadist groups,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acaps.org\/en\/countries\/burkina-faso#\">with an estimated 40% of the country under their control<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite promises by Capt Traor\u00e9&#8217;s military government to improve security and seeking new partnerships with Russia, the situation remains dire with frequent attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scrapping of visa fees for the continent&#8217;s nationals reflects Burkina Faso&#8217;s attachment to Pan-Africanist ideals and promotes regional integration, a statement from the junta&#8217;s information service said late on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This free visa system for African nationals will also help promote tourism and Burkinabe culture, and improve Burkina Faso&#8217;s visibility abroad,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several African countries have tried to ease travel requirements for visitors from elsewhere on the continent in recent years, with studies showing it is often easier for citizens of Western countries to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move to facilitate travel within the continent is also being pushed by the African Union (AU).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this year, Ghana said all African passport holders would now be able to visit without needing a visa.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, Kenya&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ce8505g6n1lo\">introduced a &#8220;visa-free&#8221; policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorisation<\/a>&nbsp;before leaving their country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>African visitors to Rwanda also do not need a visa to enter the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Additional reporting by Wycliffe Muia<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-2669808911\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img 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