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Travelling While African

Welcome to Travelling While African, a series of personal essays, assembled pre-COVID19 pandemic and global lockdowns, on what it means to move (or at least attempt to) across the world on an African passport.

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    The pitfalls – and privileges – of travelling while Black

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    November 18, 2020
    Joe Shmoe may be able to backpack across Lomé with nothing more than the clothes on his back; you probably can’t. When I first ...
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    What travels along the Jollof Road?

    By Fu'ad Lawal
    July 31, 2020
    For three months, a few colleagues and I travelled across West Africa discovering the many things that bind us together…alongside Jollof Rice. This essay ...
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    The hidden costs of getting a UK visa

    By Temitayo Olofinlua
    July 30, 2020
    Perhaps by laying out the financial and emotional toll of getting a visa, the UK Home Office will be forced to see me as ...
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    “Why are you breathing in Europe?”

    By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
    July 29, 2020
    Cameroonians can’t move freely in Africa. We get profiled in airports beyond the continent. And that’s if you can get a passport in the ...
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    A passport is a privilege in Zimbabwe

    By Kudzai Mubaiwa
    July 28, 2020
    My passport is one of my most prized possessions. You can’t always get another one even if you have the money. This is the ...
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  • SocietySudanTop storyTravelling While African

    “Are you sure you still want to go?” Travelling on a Sudanese passport

    By Dallia Abdel-Moniem
    July 27, 2020
    As an Arab-African, Muslim, female, solo traveller, identity is one of the first stumbling blocks to getting a visa to go anywhere. This is ...
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    Not welcome here: Travelling while African

    By Nanjala Nyabola
    July 27, 2020
    Welcome to a new series of articles, guest edited by Nanjala Nyabola, exploring what it means to travel as black and African.  This is ...
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