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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 –...

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 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. Fact File Capital:...

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...

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 Bookmark with:

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 –...

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,...

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...

Fact File Population: 86 million Time zone: GMT+3 Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +251 Currency: Birr - $1=19ETB Language: Amharic, Oromo, Tigrinya, Guragigna, Somali, Arabic, English Background Ethiopia's economy is based on agriculture, which accounts for 46% of GDP and 85% of total employment. Coffee has been a major export crop. The agricultural sector suffers from poor cultivation practices and frequent drought, but recent joint efforts by...

Fact File Capital: Asmara Population: 4,980,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +291 Currency: Eritrean Nakfa. Exchange rate: $1 = 10.7100 ERN Language: Tigrinya, Arabic, French Visas Visas required by all except for nationals from Kenya and Uganda. No visa required for the following: Employees of air/shipping lines represented in Eritrea travelling on duty. Boat tourists arriving in Massawa and Assab for 48 hours, but shore pass required. Airlines EgyptAir –...

Fact File Capital: Malabo Population: 1,837,000 Time zone: GMT +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +240 Currency:  CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: Spanish, French Visas All visitors to Equatorial Guinea require a visa. Airlines Air France – www.airfrance.com Cronos Airlines – www.cronosair.com Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com Iberia – www.iberia.com Hotels Malobo Sofitel Malobo Sipopo – www.sofitel.com Mango Suites – www.mango-suites.com Ibis – www.ibis.com Hilton – www.hilton.com Impala – www.hotelimpala.net Car Hire Avis – www.avis.com Europcar – www.europcar.com Bookmark with:

Egypt’s transition from authoritarian pseudo-democracy to full democratic state has not been smooth. 2012’s elections, though, may herald a new dawn for this most historic of North African Arab countries. That is, if peace can prevail. Background The most populous of Arab countries, Egypt has a history dating back over 7000 years. Contemporary Egypt defined its importance by heralding the birth...