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What would a borderless Africa look like?

One passport, one citizenship, one currency. This is what a Pan-African movement known as Africans Rising, is envisioning. But is it realistic?

β€œWhen you look at the entire integration in the region, be it economic, be it social, all of it sounds like a pipe dream. But it’s a dream that is quite possible”

In the 1800s, a conference attended by Europe’s prominent states in Berlin, took a decision to partition Africa.

It resulted in social, political and economic marginalisation of Africa’s citizens.

With colonialism, came the borders that exist to this day.

Now, a movement of Pan-African activists have launched what they describe as a β€œborderless Africa” campaign.

They want Africans to travel within their continent without border restrictions.

Presenter: Alan Kasujja

Guests: Hardi Yakubu, Sanele Sibiya

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