Africa Visa and Travel News
Ghana has expanded where its electronic visa can be used. While the e-Visa application previously listed only seven airports, travelers can now select from 48 ports of entry, including numerous land border crossings and several maritime entry points.
Egypt’s entry visa fee will increase by $3 starting January 1, 2027. A new circular from the Egyptian Travel Agents Association confirms a $33 fee for a single-entry visa. In Cairo, the digital visa on arrival is expected to cost $39 including service fees.
Tanzania has taken another step toward introducing mandatory travel insurance for foreign visitors. Regulations published on September 4, 2026 set the price at $44, establish a maximum validity of 92 days, and define the minimum coverage required. However, the authorities have not yet announced when the scheme will actually take effect.
Processing delays, failed payments and no manual backup: Eswatini’s prime minister has acknowledged problems with the country’s electronic visa platform. Speaking at the Tourism Nkwe Indaba conference, he pledged urgent action but offered no specific timeline.
Benin’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that vaccination certificates, including those for yellow fever, are not checked at the country’s entry points. The policy covers arrivals by air, sea, and land. Health authorities continue to recommend vaccination, however.
After several days of technical issues, Morocco’s official Accès Maroc portal is operational again. Tests carried out on Monday, August 31, by travel formalities experts at VisasNews and Action-Visas confirm that applicants can once again complete the e-Visa application process normally.
Angola has rolled out a new official platform for online visa applications. The evisa.ao portal introduces several new features, including personal user accounts, electronic payment of visa fees and a new application tracking system.
A decree published in Egypt’s Official Gazette sets a $15 levy on entry and transit visas starting January 1, 2027. But does that mean the current $30 tourist visa will automatically jump to $45? Not necessarily. Here is what the new measure actually says.
For the past week, many travelers have been experiencing difficulties submitting Morocco e-Visa applications through the official Accès Maroc portal. The website remains accessible, but the application form is getting stuck at different stages of the process…
Kenya’s High Court has temporarily suspended the implementation of a mandatory travel health insurance requirement for foreign visitors.
Numerous official websites operated by Ghanaian embassies and high commissions are currently unavailable due to technical issues. Missions in Paris, London, Washington, Brussels, Madrid, Ottawa and Tokyo are among those affected. Ghana’s national e-Visa portal, however, remains operational.
South Africa now charges a processing fee of 500 rand, or about $30, for its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). At the same time, the portal is beginning to open beyond the four nationalities included in the pilot program.
Leaders of the Southern African Development Community, meeting in Durban on August 17, 2026, approved the agreement establishing the SADC Tourism UNIVISA. The future common visa is designed to make travel easier across several countries in the region, with an initial rollout planned in five states.
Since August 1, 2026, European Union travelers have been subject to new conditions when applying for a visa to Guinea. In addition to raising the entry visa fee to $100, Conakry has set the processing time at 45 days and suspended the issuance of multiple-entry visas, among other measures, under the principle of reciprocity with the EU.
President Cyril Ramaphosa officially launched South Africa’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) on August 12, 2026. Following a pilot phase limited to four nationalities, the system is now set to gradually expand to additional countries. The government also revealed that more than 216,000 applications have already been processed.
