African Cradle: TOP 10 AFRICA’S MOST POWERFUL PASSPORTS (List 2016)

While all passports around the world may roughly be the same size at 125 mm × 88 mm – its power ultimately boils down to whether or not you need a visa to visit certain countries or not. Seychelles is the African country whose citizens have the most freedom to visit other countries around the globe, while Eritrean passport holders have the hardest time travelling. Here are Africa’s most powerful passports.

1. SEYCHELLES- NO VISA REQUIRED IN 129 COUNTRIES


Seychellois passport holders can visit more countries in the world than Mauritius, South Africa, Kenya or Nigeria without the need to apply for a visa beforehand.

An infographic published by GOOD Magazine, which ranked countries according to the number of countries their passports can enter either without a visa, or with a visa on arrival, reveals that Seychelles passport holders have access to 126 countries, making it the African passport with the best access to the world, sitting in 28th position worldwide.

2. MAURITIUS – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 125 COUNTRIES
3. SOUTH AFRICA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 94 COUNTRIES
4. BOTSWANA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 73 COUNTRIES
5. GAMBIA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 68 COUNTRIES
6. KENYA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 68 COUNTRIES
7. LESOTHO – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 67 COUNTRIES
8. NAMIBIA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 67 COUNTRIES
9. MALAWI –  NO VISA REQUIRED IN 66 COUNTRIES
10. ZAMBIA – NO VISA REQUIRED IN 66 COUNTRIES

I know many of you are asking, where is Nigeria? Nigeria is somewhere there, after all it's not the Giant of African for nothing?

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