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What would a borderless Africa look like?

One passport, one citizenship, one currency. This is what a Pan-African movement known as Africans Rising, is envisioning. But is it realistic?

“When you look at the entire integration in the region, be it economic, be it social, all of it sounds like a pipe dream. But it’s a dream that is quite possible”

In the 1800s, a conference attended by Europe’s prominent states in Berlin, took a decision to partition Africa.

It resulted in social, political and economic marginalisation of Africa’s citizens.

With colonialism, came the borders that exist to this day.

Now, a movement of Pan-African activists have launched what they describe as a “borderless Africa” campaign.

They want Africans to travel within their continent without border restrictions.

Presenter: Alan Kasujja

Guests: Hardi Yakubu, Sanele Sibiya

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