USA increases the visa bond to up to $20,000
USA has increased the visa bond to up to $20,000 for citizens of 30 African countries seeking business and tourist visas

This includes Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.