Burkina Faso: The abolition of visa fees for Africans, an act of sovereignty and a lever for continental renewal
Burkina Faso, in its quest for sovereignty and national renewal, has taken a decisive step in its policy by abolishing visa fees for all African nationals. Adopted by the Council of Ministers, this measure, driven by President Ibrahim Traoré, reaffirms the government’s determination to build a new Faso—solidary, sovereign, and open to the continent. Behind this administrative decision lies a major political battle: the reclaiming of Africa’s destiny, free from external dictates and oriented toward bold, concrete, and irreversible pan-African integration.
This measure is neither symbolic nor circumstantial. It is part of a structural strategy for national renewal and for repositioning Burkina Faso as a pillar of a people-centered Africa. By facilitating the movement of African citizens across its territory, Burkina opens its doors to investors, entrepreneurs, artisans, intellectuals, workers, and young innovators. This proactive migration policy is a powerful lever for boosting the economy, diversifying tourism, and energizing cultural exchanges. It will yield direct benefits in sectors such as hospitality, catering, commerce, events, and transport.
Beyond the numbers, it is a deliberate political vision that unfolds: a Burkina Faso that owns its choices, extending its hand to fellow Africans not out of naivety, but from a sovereign conviction rooted in its own principles.
In a tense security context—where the reconquest of national territory is advancing with courage and discipline, and where 73% of the land is now under national control—this controlled opening to African peoples is an act of trust, an act of faith in a shared future. It reflects the guiding vision of Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s leadership: national sovereignty, active pan-Africanism, rejection of neocolonial interference, continental solidarity, and the rebuilding of institutions by and for the people.
The new Faso is being built through bold actions, courageous choices, and a clear vision. Abolishing visa fees for Africans is not an end in itself—it is an invitation. An invitation to all citizens and all active forces to take ownership of this dynamic of national rebirth. Together, united, disciplined, and patriotic, we will build a sovereign, stable, proud Burkina Faso—an undeniable force on the continental and international stage.
