About Africa
T.I.A. This. Is. Africa. You’ll hear this expression everywhere you go when travelling through this diverse continent. It’s a reminder to slow down, relax a little and get into the rhythm of African time…Whether you want to see the ‘Big 5’ on safari, hang out with gorillas in the mist or crack a coconut and enjoy fresh seafood along the tropical coastlines – you’ll find it waiting for you here.
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🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇰🇲 Comoros, 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of Congo, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇪🇷Eritrea, 🇸🇿 Eswatini (Swaziland), 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇨🇬 Republic of Congo, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇸🇹 Sao Tome & Principe, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇸 South Sudan, 🇸🇩 Sudan, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
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