Eswatini questions Ireland’s visa ban

Government spokesperson says Eswatini will engage the government of Ireland to learn the reasons for the banning of visa-free travel by emaSwati to Ireland. The online Swaziland News reports that Ireland has banned emaSwati from traveling to the country without visas amid alleged fraudulent immigration to the country. The paper said the process was hijacked by a syndicate collecting as much as $2,500 to facilitate travel there. Eswatini government spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo tells VOA’s James Butty, Ireland has not provided a specific reason or reasons for the visa-free travel ban