VISAS: The following nationals DO NOT require a visa: Niger, Cuba, Finland, Morocco, Norway, Sweden & Tunisia.
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 within 24 hours without leaving the airport (except nationals of Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Rep, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Korea (North), Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan & Vietnam who must continue their journey by the same aircraft).
All visitors are recommended to hold a return ticket. All documents require French translation
HEALTH: Compulsory vaccinations: Yellow fever certificate required by all. Infants under 1 year are exempt.
Recommended immunisations: Cholera, Diphtheria, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Malaria, Meningitis, TB, Tetanus, Typhoid & Yellow Fever.
Risks: Malaria exists all year throughout the country. Rabies.
WEATHER: The dry season is between Oct-May. From Nov-Jan, although dry, a cool & dusty "harmattan" blows from the east.
All
passports must be valid for six months.