{"id":16687,"date":"2016-07-18T03:59:31","date_gmt":"2016-07-18T03:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=16687"},"modified":"2016-10-27T12:48:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-27T12:48:04","slug":"african-passport-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/african-passport-2","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s What The New African Passport Looks Like"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The first two long-awaited African passports were finally issued.<\/p>\n<h2>African integration<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16692\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16692\" style=\"width: 673px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16692\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-44-58-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"673\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-44-58-pm.jpg 673w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-44-58-pm-600x306.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-44-58-pm-85x43.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 673px) 100vw, 673px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16692\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cctvnewsafrica\/status\/754678330813743104\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the opening ceremony of the\u00a027th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union held in Kigali, the outgoing Chairperson of the African Union,\u00a0Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma handed\u00a0the first two copies of the African passport to Chadian president, Idris Deby Itno and to Rwandan president Paul Kagame.\u00a0The document is printed in five languages, English, French, Arabic, Portuguese and Swahili and has high-security features.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI am glad to be the first African citizen to hold the African passport, and of course, my brother Paul (Kagame) [&#8230;] These are great steps we are taking. Our Union has great ambitions in order to ensure economic and political integration,\u201d Deby said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>A positive response<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16691\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16691\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-16691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-43-28-pm.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"675\" height=\"938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-43-28-pm.jpg 323w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/07\/screen-shot-2016-07-17-at-11-43-28-pm-85x118.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16691\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ErnestRwamucyo\/status\/754701277410492421\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many expect this measure to facilitate the mobility of Africans and ease trade across the continent, promote regional integration and stimulate the countries&#8217; economies.\u00a0However, a few skeptics do not find this travel document convenient for security and border control reasons. The passport will be first issued to Heads of States and high-ranking African Union (AU) diplomats. Dlamini-Zuma urged the Heads of State to facilitate the delivery of the travel documents in their respective countries:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAt the Summit in January 2016 this year, you decided that we must launch the African Passport. We are making this start with our Heads of State and Government, with Foreign Ministers, the leadership of the <span class=\"caps\">REC<\/span>s and Organs. But, we\u2019ve been overwhelmed by requests, and enquiries of other Ministers, officials, and Africans citizens to share in this privilege of holding an African passport.We will therefor suggest to the Summit for consideration, as we launch the African passport today, that we agree to create the conditions for Member states to issue the passport to their citizens, within their national policies, as and when they are ready.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/these-15-african-passports-will-give-you-access-to-more-than-60-countries-without-a-visa\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0These 15 African Passports Will Give You Access To More Than 60 Countries\u2026Without A Visa!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[\/onepage]<\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[onepage] [gallerypage] When Britain is threatening to 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