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Intra-continental travel is huge, and borderless agreements between countries make trips easier. For instance, Europe has the Schengen Zone and South East Asia has ASEAN. But for Africa, it鈥檚 still a work in progress. The UN tourism boss Natalya Bayona says she wants to make borderless travel for tourism in Africa a reality within ten years.

Daniel Dadzie, from the 蜜芽传媒 Focus on Africa podcast, explains the benefits it could bring and why it could be difficult to achieve. And Zubaida Abdel-Rahman, a Ghanaian travel blogger, tells us about her experiences.

In January 2024, the Kenyan government introduced a new system called Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA). It doesn鈥檛 require African nationals to obtain visas to enter the country for tourism and business travel. We hear from 蜜芽传媒 reporter in Nairobi, Jewel Kiriungi, about how it works.

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