Lichen covered volcanic rock and low Afroalpine moorland on the high Sanetti Plateau under a bright sky.
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Ethiopia Packing List

Altitude, a malaria line drawn at 2,500 meters and thin medical care outside Addis Ababa decide most of what goes in an Ethiopian bag.
Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read
The concrete arches of the Abuja City Gate rise from open grass beside the road.
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Accessible Travel in Nigeria

No Nigerian accessibility authority was reachable. On a country this size, the honest guidance is about which places are reachable at all.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Yellow minibuses stand in ranks at a Lagos motor park, waiting to fill before they leave.
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Getting Around Nigeria

Danfo buses, keke napep and shared taxis move the country. On Nigerian roads, transport planning and security planning go together.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Stalls, umbrellas and yellow buses fill a crowded street at Idumota market in Lagos.
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Nigeria Currency and Money Guide

Card fraud, scams aimed at families abroad, withdrawing cash with care and fertility treatment fraud: how money goes wrong for visitors to Nigeria.
Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Three wheeled keke napep taxis run along a divided expressway past roadside buildings.
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Nigeria Travel Safety Guide

Staying safe in Nigeria: how widespread kidnapping is and who is targeted, the law on same-sex activity, and the health basics, written to be used.
Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Wooded hills and scattered buildings on the edge of Abuja under a clouded sky.
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Nigeria Packing List

Nigeria is a malaria country and yellow fever is compulsory at the border. The health preparation starts weeks before the packing does.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
The terminal and control tower of Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.
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Nigeria Visa and Entry Requirements

You need a visa, and visa on arrival has been abolished. There are three separate online forms and a compulsory yellow fever certificate.
Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min read
Traffic and a marked crossing on a street in Praia, with apartment blocks along both sides.
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Accessible Travel in Cape Verde

No Cape Verdean accessibility authority was reachable. What the sourced facts do say is that the ten islands are not equally provided for.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Stalls of fruit and vegetables fill the Plateau market in Praia, seen from above.
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Cape Verde Currency and Money Guide

The money question in Cape Verde is really an insurance question: medical care is limited, some medicines are scarce, and evacuation cover matters.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
An empty stretch of sand and shallow surf on the coast near Santa Maria on Sal.
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Cape Verde Packing List

This is not a malaria country, which changes the health kit completely. Pack instead for stomach upsets, mosquitoes and, on one island, altitude.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Kitesurfers ride breaking waves off the coast of Sal under a line of kites.
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Cape Verde Travel Safety Guide

A generally low crime rate and no recent history of terrorism in Cape Verde. The thing most likely to hurt you here is the sea, so learn the beach flags.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read
Passengers walk toward the terminal at Cesaria Evora International Airport on Sao Vicente.
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Cape Verde Visa and Entry Requirements

There is no visa, but there is a form you must complete five days before you fly. Miss it after 1 July 2026 and you pay double at the border.
Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min read