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As you all know, I’m British-Nigerian. For the first time, this year, during the 2019 AFCON, I entered Egypt using a Nigerian passport for the first (and LAST) time. Let’s compare both experiences... (THREAD)
When I entered EGYPT, for #Afcon2019, I had to pay $75 to get a visa on my Nigerian passport. And it takes days to get. To enter EGYPT on a UK passport, you get a visa on arrival and it costs $25, as usual. Why should an African pay far more than a European to visit Egypt?
Oh, and the difference in treatment as a Nigerian🇳🇬 , by Egyptian passport control officials, was very clear, when I came for the AFCON. I was not treated with the courtesy and respect that I usually get, when I come with my UK 🇬🇧 passport. WHY?
How can it help the cause of African integration if African countries treat Europeans far better than their fellow Africans? This is very damaging to the Africa project. Our presidents around the continent need to SIT UP and sort this out!
I hope President @AlsisiOfficial will have a rethink on this issue and make entry to Egypt easy for ALL AFRICANS. Ethiopia have done it, as Rwanda. Let AFRICA be truly ONE CONTINENT, ONE PEOPLE.
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