Kenya to scrap visas for all African nationals

President William Ruto says change aims to boost trade and allow goods, services, people and ideas to move freely across continent

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/31/kenya-to-scrap-visas-for-all-african-nationals

Kenya to scrap visas for all African nationals

President William Ruto says change aims to boost trade and allow goods, services, people and ideas to move freely across continent

The Guardian
The concept of open borders for work and tourism works very well for the EU (imo) - I think this is a good thing.

It’s not been all great for Eastern Europe. Freedom of movement contributed to the massive brain drain plaguing former communist countries. But IIRC Kenya has a strong regional economy so they’re positioning themselves to be on the “good” end of increased workforce mobility.

Personally I think more freedom is a good thing despite those drawbacks, but also it’s easy for me to say as a Western European.

Freedom of movement contributed to the massive brain drain plaguing former communist countries.

Are you suggesting it would have been better to restrict movement so people were forced to stay where they didn’t want to?

Did you even read my second paragraph? No. But you are allowed to support a thing while recognizing its drawbacks.