Several African countries currently offer or are considering citizenship by investment programs, including São Tomé and Príncipe (reportedly starting at $90,000), Sierra Leone, Egypt, and Botswana. Kenya, Rwanda, Mauritius, and Nigeria are mentioned as potentially developing similar programs.
A video compares the cost and structure of several citizenship-by-investment programs for families of four, covering options in São Tomé and Príncipe, Nauru, Sierra Leone, Vanuatu, St. Lucia, Grenada, Turkey, and Egypt. The comparison focuses on incremental per-person costs and program competitiveness for family applicants.
Egypt has updated its citizenship by investment regulations to require a second police check after the initial one, obligating applicants to travel back to the country a second time during the process. The added requirement is cited as a reason some investors are reconsidering Egypt's citizenship program.