The United States has designated 20 cities across Africa where routine visa services will be provided under a new regional visa processing arrangement.
The move forms part of a realignment of routine US visa processing across the continent, with selected embassies and consulates serving as regional hubs for applicants.
According to the US government, routine visa services will be available at US diplomatic posts in Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lagos, Lomé, Luanda, Malabo, Monrovia, Nairobi, Port Louis, Praia and Yaoundé.
The designated cities are spread across different parts of Africa, giving applicants in several countries access to regional visa processing locations.
The 20 regional visa hubs are:
