10 Strongest passports in Africa

According to the just released 2020 Henley Passport Index, here are the 10 strongest passports in Africa:

Seychelles tops the lead once again, for the third year in a row. It is followed by Mauritius and South Africa.

1. Seychelles

Global ranking -29

Visa-free access to 151 countries

2. Mauritius

Global ranking -32

Visa-free access to 146 countries

3. South Africa

Global ranking -56

Visa-free access to 100 countries

4. Botswana

Global ranking -56

Visa-free access to 84 countries

5. Namibia

Global ranking -67

Visa-free access to 76 countries

6. Lesotho

Global ranking -69

Visa-free access to 74 countries

7. Eswatini (Kingdom of Swaziland)

Global ranking -70

Visa-free access to 73 countries

8. Malawi

Global ranking -71

Visa-free access to 72 countries

9. Kenya

Global ranking -72

Visa-free access to 71 countries

10. Tanzania and Zambia

Global ranking -73

Visa-free access to 70 countries

Meanwhile, Nigeria is ranked as one of the weakest travel documents. 10 years ago, it was the 76th powerful passport in the world. Now it has dropped to the 95th position. With the Nigerian passport, you only get visa-free access to just 46 destinations.

NB:”The Henley Passport Index is the only passport index that is based on IATA data, enchanced by extensive in-house research, supported by expert commentarti, and updated regularly throughout the year, making it the most robust, credible, and reliable index of its kind”.