#SHSI Episode 29 - AFRICA NEEDS A GOLDEN BUSINESS VISA ...HERE'S WHY?!

Africa stands at a pivotal moment; we all know that it's got loads of potential, it's brimming with entrepreneurial spirit and untapped economic potential. From Cape to Cairo. Kinshasa to Abuja. Combined, the nominal GDP of Africa’s 1.4bn+ population stands at $2.82 trillion. This was in 2025. A significant portion of this GDP is contributed by the "Big Five" African economies: South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, and Ethiopia, with Morocco getting a special mention there as the 6th. Collectively these countries account for about half of the continent's GDP. The rest of Africa's 47-odd countries make up the other half.But that doesn’t mean there isn’t growth or opportunities in those other countries, but it just means we’re not getting a lot of people, by people I mean businesspeople, going to and exploring other countries in Africa that have the potential to create more wealth through converting opportunities.For those who have travelled the continent, you would understand this; for those who haven’t, it’s likely because of the cost and a lot more barriers. It's just not easy to move around Africa.In fact, the ability to travel in Africa, the movement of people, but more especially the movement of business professionals across the continent, often faces political and bureaucratic hurdles that stifle growth and hinder collaboration. Hurdles that can easily be solved. The very people looking and striving to connect the dots and make things viable for all are the ones who still face just as many travel issues as African tourists.The irony in all this is that Euro & US travelers don’t have as many of these issues when they travel through AFRICA.