Ethiopian Air and improving visa policies are pushing Africa towards its integrated vision
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Ethiopian Air and improving visa policies are pushing Africa towards its integrated vision

The African Unionโ€™s (AU) long held ambitions for a fully integrated continent is closer to becoming reality this year thanks the vision of one particularly ambitious airline and more governments tweaking their visa policies for fellow Africans. Almost three decades after it was first proposed, African countries finally launched the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM),…

IOM, African Union Launch Study on Benefits, Challenges of Free Movement of Persons in Africa
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IOM, African Union Launch Study on Benefits, Challenges of Free Movement of Persons in Africa

Addis Ababa โ€“ IOM, the UN Migration Agency, and the African Union Commission (AUC) have launched a study on the Benefits and Challenges of Free Movement of Persons in Africa. The study โ€“ commissioned by the AUC and IOM to further inform deliberations on and work towards continental integration โ€“ explores the argument for free movement, while…