Nairobi — A Kenyan government requirement that foreigners register online three days before traveling to the country has made the East African nation among the most difficult countries to visit in Africa, according to an index that ranks countries for ease of travel. 
Kenya's introduction of new visa policies earlier this year has made the country less accessible, according to the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index. 
The East African country slid 1…

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Kenya drops on travel index ranking with new visa requirements

An AU-backed report says new rules mean the country has made things harder for most African visitors.

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Kenya worsens in Africa Visa Openness Index ranking despite visa-free policy

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Nairobi -- A Kenyan government requirement that foreigners register online three days before traveling to the country has made the East African nation among the most difficult countries to visit in Africa, according to an index that ranks countries for ease of travel.

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Kenya Drops On Travel Index Ranking With New Visa Requirements

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Kenya’s openness ranking worsens despite visa-free policy

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Kenya’s visa-free entry policy worsens openness ranking

Kenya has plunged in the latest rankings of how open it is to visitors from other African countries despite introducing a “visa-free policy” earlier this year. It dropped 17 places to 46th out of 54 nations, according the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI). Last year, President William Ruto was highly praised after announcing that […]

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Kenya has dropped in the latest rankings of how open it is to visitors from other African countries, despite implementing a "visa-free policy" earlier this year.   The post Kenya’s visa policy faces criticism after drop in African openness rankings  appeared first on Nairametrics.

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Kenya’s visa policy faces criticism after drop in African openness rankings

A Kenyan government requirement that foreigners register online three days before traveling to the country has made the East African nation among the most difficult countries to visit in Africa, according to an index that ranks countries for ease of travel. Mohammed Yusuf reports

Kenya drops on travel index ranking with new visa requirement

Contrary to expectations following the government’s promotion of Kenya as a visa-free destination, the East African nation has been ranked 46th out of 54 countries on the continent

Kenya drops on travel index ranking with new visa requirements

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