How powerful a passport is, is determined by the number of countries their holders can travel to visa-free. The ranking system awards a passport one point for each country it allows travel to without the need for a pre-obtained visa. Passports are also awarded a point if the bearer can obtain a visa on arrival, or a visitor’s permit or electronic travel authority. No points are awarded for destinations for which the traveller needs to obtain a visa, or government approval, before arriving in the country.
Here are the top 10 weakest passports in Africa.
| Rank | Passport issuing country | Visa-free destinations |
| 1. | Somalia | 35 |
| 2. | Libya | 41 |
| 3. | Sudan | 42 |
| 4. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 42 |
| 5. | South Sudan | 44 |
| 6. | Eritrea | 44 |
| 7. | Nigeria | 46 |
| 8. | Ethiopia | 46 |
| 9. | Djibouti | 48 |
| 10. | Liberia | 49 |
| Republic of the Congo | 49 |