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Ethiopia

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...

Virgin Atlantic achieves world first in fuel space

Virgin Atlantic believes the aviation industry has taken a landmark step towards making commercially-viable sustainable aviation fuel a reality, thanks to the airline’s world...

Egypt

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...

Zambia

Zambia is a landlocked country in southern Africa, bordered by Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to the south-east, Zimbabwe and...

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...

Nigeria

Fact File Population: 168 million Time: GMT+1 Plugs: Three-prong square Dialling code: +234 Currency: Naira - $1=158NGN Language: English Background With its huge mineral wealth and vibrant energy, balanced by grinding poverty...

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...

South Sudan

Fact File Capital: Juba Population: 10,334,000 Time zone: GMT +3 Plugs: Two pin round Dialling code: +211 Currency: Sudanese pound. Exchange rate: $1 = 4.40249 SDG Language: Arabic Airlines African Express Airways – www.africanexpress.co.ke Air Uganda...

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...

Welcome to Kenya

It’s not only popes and presidents who visited Nairobi in 2015 – growth in trade and industry is bringing in business travellers too, reports Business Traveller UK’s Jenny Southan.

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...

Benin

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...