African Union Passport

The African Union Passport is a common passport document that is set to replace the existing National passports and grant members states of the African Union visa exemption to all the 54 states in Africa.[1][2][3] It was launched on 17 July 2016 at the 27th Ordinary Session of the African Union that was held in Kigali in Rwanda by the President of Rwanda Paul Kagame and Chadian President Idris Deby.[4][5][6]

Types

There are three types of African Union passport that will be issued:

Ordinary passport
These passports are issued to citizens and are intended for occasional travel, such as vacations and business trips. They contain 32 pages, and are valid for 5 years.
Official/Service passport
These passports are issued to officials attached to government institutions who have to travel on official business.
Diplomatic passport
Issued to diplomats and consuls for work-related travel, and to their accompanying dependents.

Languages

The passport has inscriptions in five languages English, French, Arabic, Portuguese and Swahili.[7]

References

  1. ↑ CNN, Kieron Monks, for. "African Union launches all-Africa passport". CNN. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  2. ↑ "President Kenyatta arrives in Kigali for AU summit". rwandaeye.com. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  3. ↑ "Africa: The Common Passport and Africa's Identity". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. ↑ "AU Heads of State to launch African Union Passport during Kigali Summit". 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  5. ↑ "Rwanda Ready to Issue African Common Passport | KT PRESS". ktpress.rw. Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  6. ↑ Ghana, News (2016-07-12). "Kenyans welcomes AU's passport System introduction". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  7. ↑ AfricaNews (2016-07-17). "[Photos] The African passport with 5 language inscriptions | Africanews". africanews.channel. Retrieved 2016-07-18.
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