kira

Algeria - very rare to find anyone with decent English, a few in Algiers itself but rare - even finding French speakers outside Algiers...

Mali - not sure, think so...

1. Bribes are not to be tolerated anywhere. If you pay over the odds, what happens to the rest of us? Whoever gave you the idea there...

Thanks LizaD!!! Couldn't remember a name or where they are based, thanks for clearing that up! Kira

There is a small private tour operator that does horse trekking with flyers at the Hilton in Addis, which probably doesn't help you if...

I seriously think that Atar & Chinguetti you'll be ok ... Timbuktu is so far off in comparison in terms of what is going on politically...

MoroccoTraveler - thankfully someone else other than the regulars has given the true lowdown on how awful Essouria is becoming!!! Sad as...

Ignore the above, seriously you will be ok; I'm a single white female traveller who spends more time in W.Africa than East nowadays. In...

That's more or less the same advice as on embassy websites. Although the govt's try to give out the best advice, it's better to get it on...

Viaggero...

You'll be fine...

There are a lot of NGO's in that area at the moment....

The website is great...

The towns south of Agadir I adore...

Aki, I believe this was very recent; however, the harmattan when I was in Guinea was horrendous & in Dalaba I ate at the SIB & couldn't see...