Africa’s richest man says he needs 35 visas to travel in Africa – way more than a European visitor

Even Africa’s wealthiest man has trouble traveling in his own continent. Despite doing business in multiple countries, Nigerian-born Aliko Dangote complains he faces far more hurdles crossing Africa than visitors with European passports ever do. “As an investor, as someone who wants to make Africa great, I have to apply for 35 different visas on my passport,” Dangote told the recent Africa CEO Forum in Kigali. “I really don’t have the time to go and drop off my passport in embassies to get a visa,” he said to laughter from...