Burkina Faso has introduced visa-free entry for all African travellers, in an effort to facilitate the movement of people and goods into the country.
"From now on, any citizen from an African country wishing to go to Burkina Faso will not pay any amount to cover visa fees," said Mahamadou Sana, the country's security minister, following a cabinet meeting chaired by military leader Capt Ibrahim Traoré on Thursday.
African visitors will however be required to submit an online visa application, which will be reviewed for approval, the minister clarified.
The West African nation joins countries such as Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya, which have eased travel requirements for African visitors.
Capt Traoré, a young soldier who seized power in a 2022 coup, portrays himself as a champion of Pan-Africanism, while often criticising the West and colonialism.
