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Articles about Africa

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Visa for Egypt from UK: what do you need to know

by Carlota | March 24, 2023

Egypt is the land of pharaohs, huge dunes of fine sand, the pyramids of Gizeh, spectacular beaches, the Nile and the Tomb of Tutankhamen and wonderful coastal cities like Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada...

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Going to Rwanda? You Will Need Health Insurance

by Pilar Dujan | March 24, 2023

To understand where Rwanda is now, it’s important to go back and see where it was. At the end of the last century, the healthcare system of Rwanda was, for lack of a better word, absolutely destroyed...

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Key information about getting a Kenya visa for US citizens

by Carlota | March 1, 2023

Do Americans need a visa to enter Kenya? Yes, they do. In addition, they will need to have a valid passport with a validity of 6 months and 2 blank pages and more additional documents...

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All about the Kenya visa requirements for Indian citizens

by Carlota | March 1, 2023

Indian citizens need an e-Visa together with a passport. To get the eVisa they will need a scanned color copy of your passport's first and last pages, a scanned recent color passport-size photograph with a white...

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What do you need to travel to Djibouti?

by Carlota | December 9, 2022

Mesmerizing. That’s the most accurate word to describe Djibouti. This captivating and mysterious little piece of African land bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden offers a multitude of astonishing landscapes shaped by...

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How to travel to Tanzania: Forms of transportation and tips

by Visagov | October 18, 2022

Tanzania is an African paradise, it is the land of safari travel par excellence. There are plenty of places in Tanzania to visit and see animals in the wild; elephants, wildebeest and hippos. In this magnificent...

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Rwanda entry requirements

by Visagov | September 27, 2022

Rwanda, the “land of the thousand hills” has incredible biodiversity and stunning views. The rolling hills, volcanoes and gorillas will offer you an unimaginable natural experience. If you´re planning on traveling to this magnificent land and...

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Discover the best and easiest ways of getting around Uganda

by Carlota | August 31, 2022

Uganda is known as the “Pearl of Africa” and to truly discover this treasure of immense natural beauty you´ll need to take different modes of transport to get around

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More information about Africa

Africa is a vast continent that spans across the northern and southern hemispheres of the globe. It is the second most populated continent after Asia, and it is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the east by the Indian Ocean. The Mediterranean Sea separates it from the Europe in the north.

The northern and southern ends of the continent display a Mediterranean climate, characterized by warm summer, wet and mild winter, and rainy spring and autumn. In Central Africa, however, the predominant climate is equatorial, that is hot and steamy.

There are 54 countries in Africa. Nigeria is the most populated country with approximately 200 million inhabitants.

A large number of languages are spoken across the continent, but the most popular are Swahili, Oromo, Hausa and Amharic. Moreover, most of the continent professes traditional African religions.