Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote says despite the large size of his
group, he still requires to have 38 visas to move around the African
continent. In an interview with CNBC, Dangote said African leaders need
to work to remove barriers such as visa issuance so that businesses can
effectively connect and thrive within the continent.
''Our leaders must give incentives. For example, little
things like visa issuance. You go to a country that is looking for
investment, that particular country will give you a run around just to
get a visa. You have to know somebody who is big in that country to call
somebody. They are giving you visas as if it is a favour.
Somebody
like me, despite the size of our group, I need 38 visas to move around
Africa. Yes, I’ve heard that they are going to do the (African)
passport, but you can see that there is still a little bit of resistance
from other African leaders. Even countries like Rwanda and co, that say
no visas for Africans, they are still having problems getting visas
into other African countries, despite saying no need for visas for
Africans coming in. They say, just come, we would give you on arrival”he
said
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