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Mauritania
Fact File
Capital: Nouakchott
Population: 3,461,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +222
Currency: Ouguiya. Exchange rate: $1 = 291.498 MRO
Language: Arabic
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors and are valid for 90 days.
Airlines
Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Iberia – www.iberia.com
Tunisair – www.tunisair.com
THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com
Car Hire
Avis – www.avis.com
Europcar – www.europcar.com
Mali
Fact File
Capital: Bamako
Population: 16,678,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +223
Currency:CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Mali:
Algeria, Andorra,Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mauritania, Monaco, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Tunisia
All other countries require a visa.
Airlines
Aigle Azur – www.aigle-azur.com
Afrinat Airlines – www.afrinat.com
Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz
Air Burkina...
Malawi
Fact File
Capital: Lilongwe
Population: 15,316,000
Time zone: GMT +2
Plugs: Three pin square, British style
Dialling code: +265
Currency: Malawian kwacha. Exchange rate: $1 = 329.757 MWK
Language: English, Nyanja
Visas
Visa not required by the following nationalities for visits up to 30 days:
Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Iceland, Ireland,...
Madagascar
Fact File
Capital: Antananarivo
Population: 21,852,000
Time zone: UCT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +261
Currency: Malagasy ariary. Exchange rate: $1 = 2,209.99 MGA
Language: French, Malagasy
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors and can be obtained on arrival at the airport. Visas are valid for 90 days.
Airlines
Air Austral – www.air-austral.com
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Air Madagascar – www.airmadagascar.com
Air Mauritius – www.airmauritius.com
Airlink – www.flyairlink.com
Comores Aviation – www.comoresaviation.com
Kenya Airways...
Libya
Fact File
Capital: Tripoli
Population: 6,323,000
Time zone: UTC +2
Plugs: Three pin round
Dialling code: +218
Currency: Libyan dinar. Exchange rate: $1 = 1.27700 LYD
Language: Arabic
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz
Afriqiyah Airways – www.afriqiyah.areo
Alitalia – www.alitalia.com
EgyptAir – www.egyptair.com
Emirates – www.emirates.com
Etihad Airways – www.etihadairways.com
Iberia – www.iberia.com
Lufthansa – www.lufthansa.com
Royal Jordanian Airlines – www.rj.com
Syrian Air – www.syrianair.com
THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com
Tunisair – www.tunisair.com
Hotels
Tripoli
Al Naher –...
Liberia
Fact File
Capital: Monrovia
Population: 3,881,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: American-style three pin, Japanese-style four pin
Dialling code: +231
Currency: Liberian dollar. Exchange rate: $1 = 74.4999 LRD
Language: English
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Liberia:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
A valid Certificate of Immunisation against Yellow Fever is required for a visa application.
Airlines
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Arik Air –...
Lesotho
Lesotho is a landlocked country and enclave, completely surrounded by South Africa. It is just over 30,000 square kilometres in size and has a population slightly over two million. The name Lesotho translates roughly into the land of the people who speak Sesotho. About 40% of the population live below the international poverty line of $1.25 a day.
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Capital:...
Kenya
Fact File
Population: 43 million
Time zone: GMT+3
Plugs: UK-type square three-pin
Dialling code: +254
Currency: Kenyan shilling - $1=86.3KES
Language: English and Kiswahili
Background
Kenya is one of Africa’s more powerful economies, but is still a developing country. Even though business travel is thriving and many global brands are represented here, travellers originating from more developed regions may not be prepared for the social imbalances and...
Guinea-Bissau
Fact File
Capital: Bissau
Population: 1,699,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +245
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: Portuguese
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
ASKY – www.flyasky.com
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Guinea
Fact File
Capital: Conakry
Population: 11,861,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +224
Currency: Guinean franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
Afrinat Airlines – www.afrinat.com
Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Air Mali – www.air-mali.com
ASKY – www.flyasky.com
Brussels Airlines – www.brusselsairlines.com
Elysian Airlines – www.elysianairlines.com
Emirates – www.emirates.com
Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com
Slok Air International – www.slok-air.com
Hotels
Conakry
Palm Camayenne – www.palmcamayenne.com
Riviera Tauyah –...
Gambia
Fact File
Capital: Banjul
Population: 1,794,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Three pin square
Dialling code: +220
Currency: Gambian Dalasi. Exchange rate: $1 = 36.4930 GMD
Language: English
Visas
Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Gambia:
Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Brunei Darussalam, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominica, Finland, Ghana, Ghana, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Iceland, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho,...
Gabon
Fact File
Capital: Libreville
Population: 2,204,000
Time zone: GMT +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +241
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com
Air France – www.airfrance.com
Air Mali – www.air-mali.com
ASKY – www.flyasky.com
Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com
Interair South Africa – www.interair.co.za
Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com
Lufthansa – www.lufthansa.com
Rwandair – www.rwandair.com
South African Airways – www.flysaa.com
Sudan Airways – http://www.sudanaire.com
THY Turkish Airlines...