VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Cote d'Ivoire, for stays up to 3 months to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Central African Rep, Chad, Congo, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Togo & Tunisia & for stays of up to 90 days to United States.
TRANSIT VISAS: Required by all except those as noted above and persons continuing their journey to a third country by the same or first connecting aircraft on the same day without leaving the airport, provided holding confirmed tickets.
HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate required by all. All infants under 1 year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Meningitis, Polio, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.
WEATHER: Humidity is high throughout the year. There are two rainy seasons in the south & along the coast between Oct-Dec & Mar-Jul, the latter having torrential downpours, although rain can be expected at any time of year along the coast. Inland & northern areas have a single rainy season between May-Sep & a long distinct dry season.
All
passports must be valid for six months.
