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If you need to get a visa extension while you're in Cotonou, you do it at the immigration office on avenue Jean-Paul II. Getting there is...

They also expedited my visa at the Cotonou consulate; I gave them my passport at noon and got my visa at 16:00. The staff at that...

Ticks (insects, not check marks) are not a problem in Ethiopia, but yes, as others have noted, you will be sharing your bed with bedbugs...

I'm in Ouaga at the moment, and it was difficult to find a hotel room here. Many hotels are sold out. I recommend you make your...

Having stayed there, I can now second your recommendation of Hôtel Résidence Gracia. Here is the info for others who might like to give it...

Very useful -- this'll be a big help in Benin. Thanks!

Yes, everybody at the protests was very friendly to me, and people were anxious that foreigners be made aware of their grievances. I...

Right now (14:30 GMT) there's a bit of tension at Tahrir Square... the riot police are forming squads and gearing up as though something...

Things in Cairo seem almost back to normal today. There are a lot of police officers on the street near Tahrir Square, but as of right now...

To me, the return trip from Djibouti to Dire Dawa was kind of unpleasant. The bus left Djibouti at 04:00 (boarding at approx. 03:30) and...

Definitely don't miss the gorillas (although you might consider seeing them in Rwanda instead -- if I had it to do over, I'd have done it...

I didn't do much in Djibouti, just four or five days in Djibouti city. That is a really expensive town. I was spending USD 75 per day...

Danshe, this is not a commercial forum.

Obviously I can't prove anything, but I strongly suspect it was the Banque Misr ATM (outside the bank branch) on Talaat Harb street near...

Personally, I'd fly from Addis to Nairobi rather than make the grueling overland trip (and, in fact, flying to Nairobi is exactly what I...