It added that the ranking covers 199 passports and 227 travel destinations using data from the International Air Transport Association. Among African countries, South Africa retained the continent’s strongest passport, ranking 49th globally with visa-free access to 101 destinations. Botswana followed in 61st place with…

…competing with one hand tied behind its back against Nairobi, Accra, and Kigali. On the passport ranking, the numbers tell their own story. According to the April 2026 Henley Passport Index compiled using IATA data, the Nigerian passport now ranks 89th globally, with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to just 44 count…