Africans account for 43% of all rejected Schengen visa applications for non-Europeans. In light of this inequalities, it is time for the African Union to react and propose a symbolic but powerful alternative: the “Addis Ababa” visa.
Author: Adama Wade
Adama Wade is the publishing director of Financial Afrik, Africa’s financial newspaper, based in Dakar, Senegal. He has been a member of the African business press for over 20 years, and has worked in Morocco for a number of publications.
Conspiracy theories about France’s involvement in every twist and turn of African politics abound. Yet, writes Adama Wade for Dakar-based Financial Afrik, using leftover grievances of colonial influence is often a way for Africans to make excuses for their political failings.