The African Union (AU) on Monday launched its continental passport at a ceremony witnessed by over 40 heads of state meeting at the 27th AU summit in Rwanda's capital, Kigali.
The launching, a symbolic act of Pan-Africanism, was officiated by the outgoing chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma.

Dlamini Zuma presented the first two passports to African Union's current chairman, President Idriss Deby of Chad and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

She said heads of state, Ministers of Foreign Affairs and ambassadors will be the first beneficiaries of the African passports.

Dlamini-Zuma said the passport will improve the movement of Africans from one country to another and foster a boom in intra-Africa trade.

Deby said he feels "deeply and proudly a true son of Africa after receiving this passport" and called for a faster continental integration for socio-economic growth.

The initiative was first agreed upon in 2014 and aims to facilitate free movement of persons, goods and services in the continent.

Until 2018, when the new continental passport will be made available to ordinary citizens from Africa's 53 countries, Africans will continue using passports issued by their countries.

The African Union passport follows passports issued by the 16-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the East African Community (EAC), comprising of six countries.

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pishure of the passport and also the receiver of the mentioned passport or I term this news as lies directly from the pit of hell.