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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Namibian and Botswana governments have agreed to abolish the use of passports for travel between the two countries.<\/b><\/p>\n

Instead, citizens of the two countries will now use identity cards. Namibia\u2019s President Hage Geingob on Friday morning declared this while delivering his speech at the inaugural session of the Botswana-Namibia bi-national commission in Gaborone, Botswana.
\n\u201cOur two countries not only share a common border, but also a common people and heritage. A symbiotic and inter-dependent relationship exists along our common borders,\u201d Geingob said. He called on senior officials to fast-track the implementation of the use of IDs as travel documents between the two countries.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Botswana<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Botswana. The Namibian and Botswana governments have agreed to abolish the use of passports for travel between the two countries. Instead, citizens of the two countries will now use identity cards. 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