The Trump administration has announced plans to end visa services at a number of U.S. embassies and consulates in Africa.
According to the United States (US) State Department, effective Saturday, August 1, 2026, it will end the issuance of visas at 24 of its embassies and consulates on the African continent.
In a Facebook post by DW Africa read, “The United States will end routine visa services from August 1, 2026, at its diplomatic posts in Abuja, Asmara, Bamako, Banjul, Brazzaville, Bujumbura, Conakry, Cotonou, Durban, Freetown, Gaborone, Harare, Juba, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lusaka, Maputo, Maseru, Mbabane, N’Djamena, Niamey, Nouakchott, Ouagadougou and Windhoek. Applicants in the affected countries will have to use designated regional hubs for tourist, business, work-related and immigrant visas.
The US State Department said the changes are intended to improve security screening, reduce government costs and make visa processing more consistent. The decision will not close the affected embassies or consulates and will not affect valid US visas. Routine visa services will continue in Lagos, Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Cape Town, Dakar, Dar es Salaam, Djibouti, Johannesburg, Kampala, Kigali, Kinshasa, Lomé, Luanda, Malabo, Monrovia, Nairobi, Port Louis, Praia and Yaoundé. For Nigerians, routine visa processing will continue in Lagos, meaning many applicants who previously used Abuja may now have to travel there”.
See the full list of US missions that would be affected.
1. Abuja, Nigeria
2. Asmara, Eritrea
3. Bamako, Mali
4. Banjul, The Gambia
5. Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
6. Bujumbura, Burundi
7. Conakry, Guinea
8. Cotonou, Benin
9. Durban, South Africa
10. Freetown, Sierra Leone
11. Gaborone, Botswana
12. Harare, Zimbabwe
13. Juba, South Sudan
14. Libreville, Gabon
15. Lilongwe, Malawi
16. Lusaka, Zambia
17. Maputo, Mozambique
18. Maseru, Lesotho
19. Mbabane, Eswatini
20. N’Djamena, Chad
21. Niamey, Niger
22. Nouakchott, Mauritania
23. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
24. Windhoek, Namibia
List of US missions that would not be affected includes:
1. Lagos, Nigeria
2. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
3. Accra, Ghana
4. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
5. Cape Town, South Africa
6. Dakar, Senegal
7. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
8. Djibouti, Djibouti
9. Johannesburg, South Africa
10. Kampala, Uganda
11. Kigali, Rwanda
12. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
13. Lomé, Togo
14. Luanda, Angola
15. Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
16. Monrovia, Liberia
17. Nairobi, Kenya
18. Port Louis, Mauritius
19. Praia, Cabo Verde
20. Yaoundé, Cameroon
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