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Latest revision as of 09:34, 9 November 2018
Hitching for rides is common practice in Africa, though you may be expected to pay the driver.
Road safety in Africa leaves a lot to be desired, and seatbelts are not always fitted. Being stranded in remote areas could be a problem. Speaking English and French is an advantage as well as Portuguese in some countries. However, learning the basic of African languages will make your trip much more pleasant. Some languages are understood in very large parts, such as Wolof, Fulfulde and Bambara in West Africa or Swahili and Arabic in Eastern Africa.
For Europeans and Americans visas in Africa are relatively hard compared to other continents. For most countries it's a good idea to plan ahead.
Health
Malaria is common in most parts of Africa. Inform yourself and take precautions. Some forms of malaria are particularly deadly. The fact that local populations don't take any malaria prophelactics should definitely not stop you from taking any: locals are much more resistant to malaria.
The United Nations Statistics Division defines Africa as following:
Northern Africa
- 30px Algeria
- Egypt
- 30px Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- 30px Morocco
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
- Western Sahara
Eastern Africa
<map lat='5.7908968128719565' lng='16.34765625' zoom='3' view='0' float='right' width='400' height='500'/>
- 30px Burundi
- Comoros
- 30px Djibouti
- 30px Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
- File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi
- File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
- 30px Mozambique
- Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- Uganda
- United Republic of Tanzania
- 30px Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Central Africa
- 30px Angola
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Republic of the Congo
- File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo
- File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea
- File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
- Sao Tome and Principe
Southern Africa
Western Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Togo