Travel in Africa is CRAZY expensive and complicated — here's why| The 77 Percent Full Show

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Published Feb 7, 2026

Why can it be cheaper to fly from Lagos to London than to a neighboring African city? This week on The 77 Percent, Fatou and Rachel dig into the barriers keeping Africans from moving freely across their own continent.

From the realities of life along East Africa's Northern Corridor to the rising surf generation in Liberia, we explore the journeys, struggles, and dreams shaping movement across Africa.

01:21 Travel stories from hell: Our correspondents share all
04:14 Discovering the Seychelles
08:34 Street Debate: Why travelling intra-Africa is so cumbersome PART 1
12:35 Why do Nigerians find it harder to get visas?
13.33 What's the color of your passport?
13:52 Street Debate: Why travelling intra-Africa is so cumbersome PART 2
20:00 Street Debate comments - real life travel experiences
20:43 Life as a truck driver on the Kenyan border
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