Embassies, visas and immigration officers. These things invoke nightmarish feelings in many people. This is particularly true in Africa.
One cannot fail to notice the hallmarks of post-colonial performances of power at the gates of embassies in the major cities of African countries. There is always that feeling of lowliness created in visa applicants by the performances of authority at embassies. There you will find military, police and sundry security companies wielding high-calibre weapons.
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