Saint Helena
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Population: 4,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Three pin square, British style
Dialling code: +290
Currency: Saint Helena pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 0.655593 SHP
Language: English
Visas
All visitors require an...
Mozambique
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Population: 24 million
Time zone: GMT+2
Plugs: Two-pin round
Dialling code: + 254
Currency: Metical - $1=29.7MZN
Language: Portuguese, English
Background
After decades in the economic doldrums, Mozambique’s GDP has...
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe may be showing signs of improvement and stability, but they aren’t out of the woods just yet. The coalition between the opposition MDC...
Burundi
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Capital: Bujumbara
Population: 9,023,000
Time zone: GMT +2
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +257
Currency: Burundi franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 1,539.98 BIF
Language: Kirundi, French
Visa
Nationals from the Democratic Republic...
Interesting journey
The Maslow Time Square hotel in Menlyn Maine, Pretoria has just celebrated its first birthday, and whilst the complex as a whole has been in operation for longer, it was a good time to check in with resort General Manager, Brett Hoppé, to get a better sense of
Niger
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Capital: Niamey
Population: 17,493,000
Time zone: UTC +1
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +227
Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF
Language: French
Visas
Citizens of these countries do...
Sudan
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Capital: Khartoum
Population: 35,150,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +249
Currency: Sudanese pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 4.40249 SDG
Language: Arabic
Visas
Visas are required by almost...
Morocco
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Capital: Rabat
Population: 32,950,000
Time zone: GMT 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +212
Currency: Moroccan dirham. Exchange rate: $1 = 8.49574 MAD
Language: Arabic
Visas
The following countries do not...
Somalia
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Capital: Mogadishu
Population: 9,662,000
Time zone: GMT +3
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +252
Currency: Somali shilling. Exchange rate: $1 = 1,377.98 SOS
Language: Somali
Visas
All countries require a visa...
Madagascar
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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...
São Tomé and Príncipe
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Population: 194,000
Time zone: UTC 0
Plugs: Two pin round
Dialling code: +239
Currency: Sao Tomean dobra. Exchange rate: $1 = 18,730.00 STD
Language: Portuguese
Visas
Visas are required by all visitors.
Airlines
TAAG...
Liberia
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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...