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Choice of route
Due to the political instability
in Africa, you can never completely plan your route. Borders
can close, rain can wash away roads and visas can be denied. Information exchange with other travellers and flexibility is a must.
At the moment we are considering four routes.
Click to see the routes:
Country details
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capital: algiers
population: 32,129,324
area: 2,381,740 sq km
religions: sunni muslim (99%)
official language: arabic
government type: republic
currency: algerian dinar (DZD)
capital: rabat
population: 32,209,101
area: 446,550 sq km
religions: muslim 98.7%,
christian 1.1%, jewish 0.2%
official language: arabic
government type: monarchy
currency: moroccan dirham (MAD)
capital: tunis
population: 9,974,722
area: 163,610 sq km
religions: muslim 98%,
christian 1%, other 1%
official language: arabic
government type: republic
currency: tunisian dinar (TND)
capital: kinshasa
population: 58,317,930
area: 2,345,410
religions: catholic 50%, protestant 20%, other 20%, muslim
10%
official language: french
government type: dictatorship
currency: Congolese franc (CDF)
capital: luanda
population: 10,978,552
area: 1,246,700 sq km
religions: other 47%, catholic 38%, protestant 15%
official language: portuguese
government type: republic
currency: kwanza (AOA)
capital: porto-novo
population: 7,250,033
area: 112,620 sq km
religions: other 50%,
christian 30%, muslim 20%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: gaborone
population: 1,561,973
area: 600,370 sq km
religions: other 85%,
christian 15%
official language: english
government type: parliamentary republic
currency: pula (BWP)
capital: ouagadougou
population: 13,574,820
area: 274,200 sq km
religions: other 40%,
muslim 50%, christian 10%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: bujumbura
population: 6,231,221
area: 27,830 sq km
religions: christian 67%
other 23%, muslim 10%
official language: kirundi
government type: republic
currency: burundi franc (BIF)
capital: yaounde
population: 16,063,678
area: 475,440 sq km
religions: other 40%,
christian 40%, muslim 20%
official language: english, french
government type: unitary republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: bangui
population: 3,742,482
area: 622,984 sq km
religions: christian 50%,
other 35%, muslim 15%
official language: french
government type:republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: n'djamena
population: 9,538,544
area: 1.284 million sq km
religions: muslim 51%,
christian 35%, other 14%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: brazzaville
population: 2,998,040
area: 342,000 sq km
religions: christian 50%,
animist 48%, muslim 2%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: yamoussoukro
population: 17,327,724
area: 322,460 sq km
religions: christian 20-30%, muslim 35-40%, other 25-40%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: djibouti
population: 466,900
area: 23,000 sq km
religions: muslim 94%,
christian 6%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: djiboutian franc (DJF)
capital: cairo
population: 76,117,421
area: 1,001,450 sq km
religions: muslim 94%,
christian and other 6%
official language: arabic
government type: republic
currency: egyptian pound (EGP)
capital: malabo
population: 523,051
area: 28,051 sq km
religions: christian
official language: spanish
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: asmara
population: 4,447,307
area: 121,320 sq km
religions: muslim, christian
official language: afar
government type: transitional government
currency: nakfa (ERN)
capital: addis ababa
population: 67,851,281
area: 1,127,127 sq km
religions: muslim 45%-50%,
ethiopian orthodox 35%-40%,
animist 12%, other 3%-8%
official language: amharic
government type: federal republic
currency: birr (ETB)
capital: libreville
population: 1,355,246
area: 267,667 sq km
religions: christian 55%-75%, other 1%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XAF)
capital: banjul
population: 1,546,848
area: 11,300 sq km
religions: muslim 90%,
christian 9%, other 1%
official language: english
government type: republic
currency: dalasi (GMD)
capital: accra
population: 20,757,032
area: 239,460 sq km
religions: christian 63%,
muslim 16%, other 21%
official language: english
government type: constitutional democracy
currency: cedi (GHC)
capital: conakry
population: 9,246,462
area: 245,857 sq km
religions: muslim 85%,
christian 8%, other 7%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: guinean franc (GNF)
capital: bissau
population: 1,388,363
area: 36,120 sq km
religions: other 50%,
muslim 45%, christian 5%
official language: portuguese
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: maseru
population: 1,865,040
area: 30,355 sq km
religions: christian 80%,
other 20%
official language: english
government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
currency: loti (LSL)
capital: nairobi
population: 32,021,856
area: 582,650 sq km
religions: christian 78%,
other 12%, muslim 10%
official language: swahili, english
government type: republic
currency: kenyan shilling (KES)
capital: monrovia
population: 3,390,635
area: 111,370 sq km
religions: others 40%,
christian 40%, muslim 20%
official language: english
government type: republic
currency: liberian dollar (LRD)
capital: tripoli
population: 5,631,585
area:1,759,540 sq km
religions: sunni muslim 97%
official language: arabic
government type: military dictatorship
currency: libyan dinar (LYD)
capital: antananarivo
population: 17,501,871
area: 587,040 sq km
religions: other 52%,
christian 41%, muslim 7%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: malagasy franc (MGF)
capital: lilongwe
population: 11,906,855
area: 118,480 sq km
religions: christian 75%,
muslim 20%, other 5%
official language: english, chichewa
government type: democracy
currency: malawian kwacha (MWK)
capital: bamako
population: 11,956,788
area: 1.24 million sq km
religions: Muslim 90%,
other 9%, christian 1%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: nouakchott
population: 2,998,563
area: 1,030,700 sq km
religions: muslim 100%
official language: arabic
government type: republic
currency: ouguiya (MRO)
capital: maputo
population: 18,811,731
area: 801,590 sq km
religions: other 50%,
christian 30%, muslim 20%
official language: portuguese
government type: republic
currency: metical (MZM)
capital: windhoek
population: 1,954,033
area: 825,418 sq km
religions: christian 80% to 90%, other 10% to 20%
official language: english
government type: republic
currency: namibian dollar (NAD)
capital: niamey
population: 11,360,538
area: 1.267 million sq km
religions: muslim 80%,
remainder christian and other
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: abuja
population: 137,253,133
area: 923,768 sq km
religions: muslim 50%,
christian 40%, other 10%
official language: english
government type: republic transitioning from military
to civilian rule
currency: naira (NGN)
capital: kigali
population: 7,954,013
area: 26,338 sq km
religions: christian 82,5%, adventist 11.1%, muslim 4.6%, other 1.8%
official language: kinyarwanda
government type: republic
currency: rwandan franc (RWF)
capital: dakar
population: 10,852,147
area: 196,190 sq km
religions: muslim 94%,
christian 5%, other1%
official language: french
government type: republic
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: freetown
population: 5,883,889
area: 71,740 sq km
religions: muslim 60%,
other 30%, christian 10%
official language: english
government type: democracy
currency: leone (SLL)
capital: mogadishu
population: 8,304,601
area: 637,657 sq km
religions: sunni muslim
official language: somali
government type: no permanent national government
currency: somali shilling (SOS)
capital: pretoria
population: 42,718,530
area: 1,219,912 sq km
religions: christian 68%, muslim 2%, hindu 1.5%, other 28.5%
official language: Afrikaans, English, Ndebele, Pedi, Sotho,
Swazi, Tsonga, Tswana, Venda, Xhosa, Zulu
government type: republic
currency: rand (ZAR)
capital: khartoum
population: 39,148,162
area: 2,505,810 sq km
religions: sunni muslim 70%, other 25%, christian 5%
official language: arabic
government type: authoritarian regime
currency: sudanese dinar (SDD)
capital: mbabane
population: 1,169,241
area: 17,363 sq km
religions: zionist (a blend of christianity and indigenous
ancestral worship) 40%, catholic 20%, muslim 10%, other
30%
official language: english
government type: monarchy
currency: lilangeni (SZL)
capital: dar es salaam
population: 36,588,225
area: 945,087 sq km
religions: mainland - christian 30%, muslim 35%, other 35%;
zanzibar - more than 99% muslim
official language: swahili, english
government type: republic
currency: tanzanian shilling (TZS)
capital: lome
population: 5,556,812
area: 56,785 sq km
religions: other 51%,
christian 29%, muslim 20%
official language: french
government type: republic under transition to multiparty
democratic rule.
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: kampala
population: 5,556,812
area: 56,785 sq km
religions: other 51%,
christian 29%, muslim 20%
official language: french
government type: republic under transition to multiparty
democratic rule.
currency: cfa franc (XOF)
capital: lusaka
population: 267,405
area: 752,614 sq km
religions: christian 50%-75%, muslim and hindu 24%-49%,
other 1%
official language: english
government type: republic
currency: zambian kwacha (ZMK)
capital: none
population: 267,405
area: 266,000 sq km
religions: muslim
official language: arabic
government type: occupied by morocco
currency: moroccan dirham (MAD)
capital: harare
population: 12,671,860
area: 390,580 sq km
religions: syncretic (part christian, part indigenous beliefs) 50%, christian
25%, other 24%, muslim 1%
official language: english
government type: parliamentary democracy
currency: zimbabwean dollar (ZWD)
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