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European visa policies towards African applicants: legacy of colonialism and inequality

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Patterns of exploitation and control established under colonial rule continue to shape diplomatic and economic relations between African and European countries as a backdrop to their visa policies, Dr. Margaret Monyani, senior Migration Researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, told panafrican.email

“So there is that feeling that they have these supervisory powers and they determine who moves and which opportunities people from certain places can have access to. So you see this paternalistic approach then influences visa policies and in many one or two ways, for instance, it has led to a perception that European countries need to oversee, and need to regulate African migration,” she said.

Furthermore, colonial thinking fuels colonial legacies and prejudices that influence visa policies towards African countries, she revealed.

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