UAE lifts ban on travel of citizens to 12 African countries

UAE lifts ban on travel of citizens to 12 African countries
February 4, 2022, 4:02 pm

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The Gulf news reported, The UAE has lifted the ban on travel of fully vaccinated citizens to 12 African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kongo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe.

It said that the General Civil Aviation Authority and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) announced travel updates on Friday.

As per the new rule, fully vaccinated citizens, who received the two doses of COVID-19 vaccine and the booster shot, are allowed to travel to the 12 African countries they were previously banned to travel.

UAE to lift entry and transit ban on travellers from 12 African countries

The Gulf news noted that unvaccinated citizens who are medically exempted from taking the COVID-19 vaccine in addition to humanitarian cases and those are under treatment, are also allowed to travel to these countries.

Source: gulfnews

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