East African giant; Kenya’s passport is now among the top ten (10) strongest passports in Africa. It currently stands at number nine (9). With the Kenyan passport, all users can travel to up to seventy-one (71) countries around the world visa-free. According to the Henley Passport Index of 2020 Kenya, also stands at 72nd in the world alongside Indonesia and the People’s Republic of China. The Henley Passport Index ranks passports all over the world according to access and of course their potency globally.
In 2010 the Kenyan passport could only gain entry to 65 countries visa-free, but can now gain entry into a total of 71 countries visa-free making it one of the most powerful passports on the continent of Africa.
The East African country of Seychelles’ passport, is the most powerful passport in Africa. It ranks 29th in the world and its passport holders can gain access into a total of 151 countries without a visa.
The top ten (10) countries with the most powerful passports in Africa are:
- Seychelles – passport holders gain entry into 151 countries visa-free.
- Mauritius – passport holders gain entry into 146 countries visa-free.
- South Africa – passport holders gain entry into 100 countries visa-free.
- Botswana – passport holders gain entry into 84 countries visa-free.
- Namibia – passport holders gain entry into 76 countries visa-free.
- Lesotho – passport holders gain entry into 74 countries visa-free.
- Eswatini – passport holders gain entry into 73 countries visa-free.
- Malawi – passport holders gain entry into 72 countries visa-free.
- Kenya – passport holders gain entry into 71 countries visa-free.
- Zambia – passport holders gain entry into 70 countries visa-free.
With travel restrictions all over the world beginning to ease up, Mpesa Pay thought this information was great enough to share.
The East Asian country of Japan, has the most powerful passport in the world and allows its users gain entry into 191 countries visa-free. The United States comes in at 8th with a total of 184 countries where its passport holders can travel to visa-free.
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