Africa: Alpha Omar Konare advocates African Diplomatic Passports

Alpha Oumar Konare, the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), urged the approval of African diplomatic passports on Wednesday at the opening of the 9th ordinary session of the AU Executive Council in Banjul. Mr Konare stated that “this is a major decision that we need to take, which also meets African populations’ expectations in the implementation of the agreement for the free movement of people and goods”. The Chairperson of the au regreted that some African countries impose visa requirements on heads of state and government or African Foreign ministers and asserted that it was “inadmissible”. He assured that the issuing of these documents would be “strictly monitored”.