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flag African leaders push for visa-free travel and faster AfCFTA implementation to boost trade, investment, and job creation across the continent.

flag African leaders, business figures, and development institutions are renewing calls for visa-free travel across the continent to advance economic integration under the AfCFTA. flag At a high-level symposium in Addis Ababa, participants stressed that restrictive visa regimes hinder trade, investment, tourism, and labor mobility despite progress on tariff reductions. flag They urged faster implementation of the African Passport, Free Movement of Persons Protocol, and digital border systems, citing benefits from Ghana’s open visa policies and the need for the Single African Air Transport Market. flag A symbolic "passport wall" signing marked collective commitment to a borderless Africa, with delegates emphasizing that existing agreements must be enforced to unlock regional value chains and create millions of jobs.

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