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Fact File Capital: Djibouti Population: 912,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +253 Currency: Djiboutian franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 179.698 DJF Language: French, Arabic Visas All nationalities require a visa to enter Djibouti. A visa is usually valid for 30 days. Airlines Air France – www.airfrance.com Daallo Airways – www.daallo.com Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com Jubba Airways – www.jubba-airways.com Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com THY Turkish Airlines – www.thy.com Yemenia Airways – www.yemenia.com Hotels Djibouti Kempinski Djibouti Palace...

Fact File Capital: Yamoussoukro Population: 23,919,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +225 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Airlines Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com Air Mali – www.air-mali.com ASKY – www.flyasky.com Brussels Airlines – www.brusselsairlines.com Cronos Airlines – www.cronosair.com EgyptAir – www.egyptair.com Emirates – www.emirates.com Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com Middle East Airlines – www.mea.com.lb Slok Air International – www.slok-air.com South African...

Fact File Capital: Moroni Population: 743,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +269 Currency: Comorian franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 374.847 KMF Language: Arabic, French Visas All nationalities require a visa when visiting Comoros. Visas can be obtained on arrival and are valid for 45 days. Airlines African Express Airways – www.africanexpress.co.ke Air Austral – www.air-austral.com Air Madagascar – www.airmadagascar.com Comores Aviation – www.comoresaviation.com Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com Precision Air – www.precisionairtz.com Hotels Moroni Retaj Moroni –...

Fact File Capital: N’Djamena Population: 12,948,000 Time zone: GMT +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +235 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French, Arabic Visas The following nationalities do not require a visa: Benin, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, Niger All other nationalities require a visa when travelling to Chad. Airlines Air France – www.airfrance.com ASKY – www.flyasky.com Camair – www.camair-co.cm Ethiopian Airlines – www.ethiopianairlines.com Kenya Airways – www.kenya-airways.com Sudan...

Fact File Capital: Bagui Population: 5,217,000 Time zone: GMT +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +236 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French, Sangho Visas All nationalities require a visa when visiting the Central African Republic. Supposedly passport holders from Israel and Switzerland are exempt, but convincing the airlines might prove impossible. Best to play it safe on this one and have your visa ready. Airlines Air France...

Fact File Capital: Praia Population: 511,000 Time zone: GMT -1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +238 Currency: Cape Verdean escudo. Exchange rate: $1 = 84.4970 CVE Language: Portuguese Visas Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Togo All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country. Hotels Praia Postana Tropica – www.pestana.com Pérda Hotel Residencial –...

Fact File Capital: Yaounde Population: 21,331,000 Time zone: GMT +1 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +237 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: English, French Visas All nationalities need a visa, except passport holders from Chad, Central African Republic, Mali and Nigeria. Airlines Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com Air France – www.airfrance.com Arik Air – www.arikair.com ASKY – www.flyasky.com Brussels Airlines – www.brusselsairlines.com Camair – www.camair-co.cm Cronos Airlines – www.cronosair.com Elysian Airlines – www.elysianairlines.com Ethiopian Airlines...

Fact File 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 of the Congo, Rwanda and Uganda DO NOT need a visa to enter Burundi. Hong Kong passport holders will receive a visa on arrival. All other nationalities require a visa before travelling, unless there is no diplomatic...

Fact File Capital: Ouagadougou Population: 17,338,000 Time zone: GMT 0 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +226 Currency: CFA Franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin: Benin, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country. Airlines Air Algerie – www.airalgerie.dz Air Burkina – www.air-burkina.com Air Cote d’Ivoire – www.aircotedivoire.com Air France –...

Fact File Population: 2,096,000 Time zone: GMT+2 Plugs: M-Plug, G-Plug, Europlug Dialling code: +267 Currency: Pula (BWP) Language: English, Setswana Background Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Naturally beautiful, Botswana’s standout features include striking salt pans, diamond-rich deserts and fertile flood plains which teem with game. The north, in particular, offers superb wildlife-watching opportunities, making this one of...

Fact File Capital: Porto-Novo Population: 9,742,000 Time zone:  GMT +1 Plugs: Two-pin round Dialling code: +229 Currency: CFA franc. Exchange rate: $1 = 499.888 XOF Language: French Visas Citizens of the following countries do not require a visa to enter Benin: Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo All other nationalities will need to secure a visa before entering the country. Cotonou Public transport is a bit unusual in Benin’s capital city. The most common...

Fact File Population: 12 million Time zone: GMT+1 Plugs: Round-pin attachment Dialling code: +244 Currency: Kwanza - $1=97.5AOA Language: Portuguese, Bantu, other African languages Background Once a Portuguese colony, Angola achieved independence in 1975, but then followed that up with 27 years of civil war. Up to 1.5 million lives were lost and four million people displaced. Jonas Savimbi's death in 2002 ended UNITA's insurgency and strengthened...