The leaders of Botswana and Namibia have signed an agreement that will allow their citizens to cross the two countries’ border without passports. Starting immediately, citizens of the two southern African countries will only be required to produce their identity cards at crossing points.
Botswana’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, and his Namibian counterpart, Hage Geingob, launched the passport-free travel arrangement at the Mamuno border crossing.
Masisi said introducing the use of identity documents for travel is necessary to foster unity between the two neighbors and other southern African states.
Botswana and Namibia become the first countries in Southern Africa to abolish the use of passports to travel between them.
