{"id":2000112518,"date":"2026-05-19T13:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000112518"},"modified":"2026-05-19T13:27:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T11:27:47","slug":"togo-becomes-sixth-african-country-to-waive-visa-for-all-african-passport-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/togo-becomes-sixth-african-country-to-waive-visa-for-all-african-passport-holders\/","title":{"rendered":"Togo becomes sixth African country to waive visa for all African passport holders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The President of the Council of Ministers of Togo, Faure Essozimna Gnassingb\u00e9, approved the decision as part of efforts to strengthen African integration and make movement across the continent easier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this approval, on May 18, 2026, Togo\u2019s Minister of Security, Calixte Batossie Madjoulba, officially announced that the visa-free policy applies to all African citizens holding valid passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the minister, the move is intended to promote free movement of people and goods, strengthen cooperation among African countries, and encourage economic and cultural exchanges across the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Togo also said it aims to position itself as a major African hub for services, trade, culture, and other continental activities. Authorities believe opening the country\u2019s borders more widely will help achieve that goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this decision, Togo joins countries such as Rwanda, Seychelles, The Gambia, and Benin, which have adopted similar visa-free policies for African travelers in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Togo clarified that travelers must still respect immigration, security, and public health regulations. Authorities also warned that people who enter or stay in the country illegally, or violate security and administrative rules, will still face legal action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Togo has announced a new visa-free policy allowing citizens from all African countries to enter and stay for up to 30 days without a visa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2000112520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[151,69],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-2000112518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics-48","tag-editors-choice","tag-homehighlights","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000112520,"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","alt":"","caption":"Togo has become the sixth African country to scrap visa requirements for African passport holders. ","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":1000,"height":833,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","width":150,"height":125},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","width":300,"height":250},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","width":768,"height":640},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","width":1000,"height":833},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/img_0795.jpg","width":1000,"height":833}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2000112518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2000112521,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2000112518\/revisions\/2000112521"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000112520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2000112518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2000112518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2000112518"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=2000112518"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=2000112518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}