The coronavirus pandemic has affected Mali relatively little. Therefore, even the economic statistics of this year’s first quarter are hardly affected by this crisis. Malian economic activity generally fluctuates mainly with the rise and fall of the price of gold and prices of agricultural commodities. In the export of goods, the already mentioned gold dominates with 72% and cotton with 12%. Mali has also been trying to develop iron ore…
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Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Bulawayo is the second largest city in Zimbabwe. It is a commercial, industrial and tourist center. The surroundings of Bulawayo are more interesting, however, in the city itself there are several museums worth visiting. One of them is the National Museum of Zimbabwe History. The museum’s collections are presented by topic: entomology, geology, herpetology, ichthyology, mammology, ornithology and paleontology, galleries are also popular, where exhibits…
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Nairobi (Kenya) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Nairobi is the capital of Kenya. The city is located in the southern part of the country at an altitude of 1800 m. It was founded in 1899, and in 1905 acquired the status of the capital of Kenya. The most popular attraction in Nairobi is the National Park of the same name, which is located 7 km from the city. The park is a…
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Port Louis (Mauritius) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Port Louis is the capital of Mauritius and its main port. The city was founded in 1735 by the French on the northeast coast of the island of Mauritius. On one side of the city lies a picturesque bay, and on the other, mountains rise. There are 4 forts in Port Louis, which were left behind by the European colonialists. The most popular and…
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Rabat (Morocco) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Rabat is the capital of Morocco. The city was founded in the 12th century on the Atlantic coast at the mouth of the Bou Regreg river. First, for defense purposes, Rabat was surrounded by a clay wall, in which there are 5 gates. In the 17th century, it was divided into two parts by another wall – the old (Medina) and the new. The main…
Read MoreWhat to See in Windhoek (Namibia)
According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, the capital of Namibia – Windhoek – is located in the central part of the country at an altitude of 1650 m. Windhoek was founded in 1840 and is now a modern city, where numerous buildings of the colonial era and modern buildings side by side. In the city center you can see three castles, which were built at the beginning of the 20th century and are…
Read MoreWhat to See in Seychelles
Excursions and cruises around the islands are very popular in the Seychelles. The central and largest island of the archipelago is Mahe. The highest point on the island is Mount Morne Blanc (907 m). It is located in the center of the National Park, where unique relic trees are collected. There are many natural attractions on the island. St. Anne’s National Marine Park was founded in 1973 and was the…
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Dodoma (Tanzania) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Dodoma has been the capital of Tanzania since 1973. The city is located almost in the center of the country. It was founded at the end of the 19th century on the trade route from the coast to Lake Tanganyika, as one of the German colonial settlements. For tourists, the city will not be very interesting. Sights include the building of the National Assembly and…
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Tunis (Tunisia) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Tunisia is an ancient city, over 1300 years old. Founded in the era of domination of the invincible Carthage. Built on a narrow strip of land separating Lake Sejumi and Lake Tunis, at the crossroads of major trade routes, Tunisia rapidly developed, surpassing Kairouan in importance and taking over the economic, political and religious functions of the capital. Belted by fortifications, with numerous palaces, mausoleums,…
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Cape Town (South Africa) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Cape Town was founded in 1652. In 1795, the British began to settle here, which began the colonization of South Africa. The city is located in the southwest of the country on the Cape Peninsula at the foot of Table Mountain. This mountain is the most popular tourist attraction. An ultra-modern cable car stretches to its top, along which you can climb to…
Read MoreWhat to See in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)
According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia. It is the largest city in the country, its economic and cultural center. Addis Ababa is located in the center of Ethiopia at an altitude of 2440 m. The city is one of the highest capitals in the world. The name Addis Ababa means “new flower” in Amharic. The city was founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II. Its construction…
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Antananarivo (Madagascar) According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Antananarivo is the capital of Madagascar. The city is located in the central mountainous part of the island in a valley at an altitude of 1276 m. Antananarivo was founded in 1625. The locals call the city Tana for short. The French spirit is everywhere in Antananarivo, here you can find colonial-style mansions and narrow streets, like in European cities. The city is built on…
Read MoreWhat to See in Cairo (Egypt)
According to ALLPUBLICLIBRARIES, Cairo – the capital of Egypt, the largest city in Africa, the “Gate of the East” and the city of “Thousand Minarets”. Cairo has 14 million inhabitants and has concentrated the achievements of the culture of all six thousand years of Egyptian civilization. Divided by the Nile and surrounded by sands, Cairo mixed up both the old and the new history of Egypt. Cairo is high-rise buildings…
Read MoreZimbabwe Literature
The fragmented literary picture of the territory that from 1980, with independence, took the name of Zimbabwe is a mirror of the historical events of the country, marked by the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century. and by the numerous conflicts between local populations, especially between Shona and Ndebele, starting from the 19th century, for territorial hegemony. The English entrepreneur Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) prevailed over all of them…
Read MoreZimbabwe Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview Medical care cannot be compared to that in Europe and is often problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. There is often a lack of doctors and qualified nursing staff (particularly in rural areas). In the event of an accident, insist upon admission to…
Read MoreZambia Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview Medical care cannot be compared to Europe and is highly problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. In many cases there is also a lack of European-trained doctors. A first-aid kit should be carried. For these, a certificate authorizing possession of the medication – everything also…
Read MoreUganda Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Yes Overview The medical care in the country cannot be compared to Europe and can be problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. It is recommended to take a first-aid kit with you. Before entering the country, you should inquire at the embassy whether the…
Read MoreTunisia Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required cholera no Typhoid & Polio Yes – malaria no – Eat Drink yellow fever no Overview Medical care is good, at least in Tunis, e.g. T. very good. Some restrictions are to be expected outside the capital. Occasionally there is also a lack of European-trained, English- or French-speaking doctors in the periphery. Before you start your journey, you should obtain the TN/A 11…
Read MoreTogo Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 Overview Medical care in the country cannot be compared to Europe and is often highly problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. The number of adequately trained specialists is limited. Medical care in Lomé is limited. There are French-speaking specialists in almost all disciplines. A…
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Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever Yes, 1 Overview There are about 2000 hospitals and clinics, some church missions have medical care stations. There are also private doctors, hospitals and health centers. However, the standard of care is far from the European one. Taking out travel health insurance and travel repatriation insurance is…
Read MoreSwaziland Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – Overview Medical care cannot be compared with Europe and is often problematic in terms of technology, equipment or hygiene. In many cases there is also a lack of European-trained doctors who speak English or French. Adequate health insurance coverage valid worldwide and reliable travel insurance are…
Read MoreSudan Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview Medical care cannot be compared to that in Europe and is often problematic in terms of technology, equipment or hygiene. There is often a lack of European-trained doctors who speak English or French. Sufficient, worldwide valid health insurance coverage and reliable travel insurance are therefore strongly recommended.…
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Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required cholera Yes diphtheria Yes Hepatitis A Yes malaria 2 rabies Once in a while tetanus Yes Typhoid & Polio Yes yellow fever 1 Overview Good medical facilities are available in Juba. There are also limited acceptable facilities in Wau, Yei and Malakal. Check findjobdescriptions for more information. Notes vaccinations [1] A vaccination certificate against yellow fever is required for all travelers older than 9…
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Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera 2 Typhoid & Polio Yes – malaria 3 – Eat Drink Overview The medical care is good overall. The private hospitals in the big cities are of European standard, while the state hospitals are overcrowded and are suffering from budget cuts. Medical care in rural areas is not as good as in the big cities. It is recommended to…
Read MoreSomalia Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 5 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes 4 cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview The ongoing fighting has so badly affected the medical care system that it is practically non-existent. International organizations are currently trying to set up a supply network. In addition to a high security risk, significant bottlenecks in medical and drug care are to be expected…
Read MoreSierra Leone Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview Medical care in the country cannot be compared to Europe and is often highly problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. There is a pronounced shortage of medical specialists. Medical care in Freetown is currently very limited. The doctors usually speak English. In Freetown…
Read MoreSeychelles Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera 2 Typhoid & Polio 3 – malaria no – Eat Drink 4 – Overview There is a large hospital in Victoria and clinics on Mahé, Praslin and La Digue. Visitors receive outpatient treatment for a basic fee. It is recommended to take out travel health insurance and travel repatriation insurance. Check findjobdescriptions for more information. Notes vaccinations [1] A vaccination…
Read MoreSenegal Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera 2 Typhoid & Polio Yes – malaria 3 – Eat Drink Overview Medical care in the country cannot be compared to Europe and is often problematic in terms of technology, equipment and/or hygiene. Dakar, on the other hand, is still one of the two medical reference centers for West Africa. There are also numerous doctors and most medicines are…
Read MoreSao Tome and Principe Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required yellow fever 1 cholera 2 Typhoid & Polio Yes – malaria 3 – Eat Drink 4 – Overview Medical care cannot be compared to Europe and is often highly problematic in terms of technology, equipment or hygiene. Frequently there is also a lack of European-trained doctors who speak English or French. There are 16 hospitals and around 40 doctors available. It is recommended…
Read MoreRwanda Healthcare and Money
Health care Vaccinations Vaccination needed receipt required Eat Drink 4 – malaria 3 – Typhoid & Polio Yes – cholera 2 yellow fever 1 Overview Medical care cannot be compared to Europe and is often highly problematic in terms of technology, equipment or hygiene. In many cases there is also a lack of European-trained doctors who speak English or French. Sufficient health insurance coverage valid there and reliable travel insurance…
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