Considered as the richest continent on earth, Africa remains a pot of gold waiting to be unearthed and utilized to its maximum for the benefit of its people.
Recently, there has been a sturdy rise in the number of homegrown businesses, creative individuals and technological innovations from the continent.
Despite all this, a majority of Africans have their eyes set on travelling to Europe or America to further their studies or relocate for a better income and future.
An article published in March 2018 by Reuters indicate that 1.5 million people have left sub-Saharan Africa for Europe and the United States since 2010, while millions more are making plans to follow in their footsteps.
The rise in emigrants from Africa also means an increase in visa rejections. The latest report by Schengen Visa Information shows the African countries with the highest to lowest visa rejections.
10. Libya
With an application number of 9,846 and a refusal rate of 33.3 per
09
Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic follows Libya with a refusal rate of 34.8 per cent. The number of applications is definitely set to increase with the current political instability in the country.
08
Algeria
Algeria comes in at #8 with a refusal rate of 35.9 per cent. The country has the highest number of applicants in Africa according to the Schengen Visa Information with Morocco having the second highest.
07
Ghana
Ghana leads Algeria with a 0.3 per cent difference. The country, however, has a lower number of applicants at 31,806.
06
Comoros
Surprisingly the small island and often forgotten African country features on the highest rejection list at number 6 with 4,295 applicants in 2017 and a rejection rate of 36.3 per cent.
05
Senegal
Senegal starts the top 5 list and is the 11th West African country on the entire list out of the 13 that make the list. In 2017, the French-speaking country recorded a total of 69,250 visa applications with a rejection rate of 39.9 per cent.
04
Central African Republic
03
Guinea
In 2017, out of a population of 12.7 million 13,432 people applied for a Visa in Guinea. The country scores the 3rd highest rejection in Africa with a rejection rate of 43.5 per cent.
02
Eritrea
As the second on the list, it is quite surprising that Eritrea has one of the lowest visa applications in Africa. With only 2,331 applicants in 2017, the country records a rejection rate of 47.8 per cent, indicating that almost 1000, if not a little more, of visa applicants, are rejected.
01
Nigeria
Nigeria is the most populated country in Africa. According to World Meters, as of December 31 2018, the country had a population of 198,280,587. The country is also the continents most rejected when it comes to visa applications at a rate of 52.5 per cent. This means that more than half of the 83,647 applications in 2017 were rejected.
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