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Africa travel restrictions:

Total doses
given
26.4M
People fully
vaccinated
13.1M
% Fully
vaccinated
27.64%
Certification:
COVID-19 negative certification is required for entering the country. From 8 May 2021 all travellers from the UK, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, the UAE and the USA will be required to undergo PCR testing at the border at their own expense, including at Entebbe International Airport, unless they have received their full COVID-19 vaccination and show no COVID-19 symptoms. Departing passengers are required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate, issued no more than 120 hours before travel. The 120 hours begins on the day the sample is collected for testing.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
112.7M
People fully
vaccinated
42.3M
% Fully
vaccinated
38.15%
Latest News:
Latest News: International Restrictions: * *Entry to Egypt: Since 1 July 2020, the Egyptian government has permitted international flights to and from Egyptian airports. Some airlines are imposing special requirements, such as the wearing of face masks. You should check with your airline before you travel. The Egyptian authorities have advised that all arrivals into Egypt will be subject to health measures. Passengers from all countries will be required to complete a monitoring card with personal details, and will need to provide confirmation of valid health insurance policy to airport authorities. Passengers arriving from countries where C19 variants of concern have...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
112.7M
People fully
vaccinated
42.3M
% Fully
vaccinated
38.15%
Quarantine:
Self-isolation at own accommodation. If your test result is positive, the Egyptian authorities are likely to ask you to self-isolate for up to 14 days in a separate room allocated for quarantine within your hotel.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
112.7M
People fully
vaccinated
42.3M
% Fully
vaccinated
38.15%
Certification:
COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country. All persons (including those who hold Egyptian nationality) arriving from overseas, to any part of Egypt, will be required to present a negative PCR test certificate on arrival, and an indication of when the test was taken. The Egyptian authorities have advised that PCR tests must be conducted no more than 72 hours prior to flight departure. Passengers arriving from London Heathrow only are permitted to have their PCR test conducted no more than 96 hours prior to flight departure. Children under the age of 6 are exempt from providing negative PCR...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): None
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
9.2M
People fully
vaccinated
5M
% Fully
vaccinated
57.66%
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Latest News: International Restrictions: *Entry to Sierra Leone: In a travel advisory announcement on 10 September, the Government of Sierra Leone announced COVID-19 arrival and departure protocols for anyone wishing to travel to and from Sierra Leone. If you intend to travel to Sierra Leone, you must get authorisation from the Government of Sierra Leone through the online portal before you travel. To get authorisation you must have: • proof of a negative PCR COVID-19 test result issued no earlier than 7 days prior to your date of travel; • You should arrange to take a private test; • a...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): PCR / ISO
Total doses
given
9.2M
People fully
vaccinated
5M
% Fully
vaccinated
57.66%
Quarantine:
Quarantine requirement at government designated site- subject to PCR. If you test positive for the RDT test, you’ll be required to quarantine at a hotel in Lungi at your own expense while you wait for the result of your PCR test. The PCR result supersedes the RDT result. If you test positive for the PCR test result, you’ll be contacted by Sierra Leonean health authorities and requiretd to self-isolate. If you are travelling to Sierra Leone from India, Turkey, Brazil, and Argentina in the past 14 days (excluding airport transit) you must go into quarantine in a Government of Sierra Leone...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): PCR / ISO
Total doses
given
9.2M
People fully
vaccinated
5M
% Fully
vaccinated
57.66%
Certification:
COVID-19 negative certification is required to enter the country. If you intend to travel to Sierra Leone, you must get authorisation from the Government of Sierra Leone through the online portal before you travel. You must have proof of a negative PCR COVID-19 test result issued no earlier than 7 days prior to your date of travel. All passengers are required to have both a COVID-19 PCR and RDT test (in addition to the negative test result required to get authorisation to travel to Sierra Leone). If you are travelling to Sierra Leone from India, Turkey, Brazil, and Argentina in the...
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): PCR / ISO
Total doses
given
10.6M
People fully
vaccinated
7.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
43.57%
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Latest News: Somalia, Kenya: suspension of flights to, from countries for three months (OSAC, 12.05.2021). Kenyan authorities ban all flights to, from Somalia; reason not disclosed (Standard Media, 11.05.2021). International Restrictions: *Entry rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19). Screening on arrival – Somalia (excluding Somaliland). A negative COVID-19 negative test, taken no more than 72 hours before travel, is required for entry into Somalia. *Screening on departure – Somalia (excluding Somaliland): A negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than 96 hours before travel, is required for exit from Somalia. *Screening on arrival – Somaliland: A negative COVID-19 test, taken no...
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Total doses
given
10.6M
People fully
vaccinated
7.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
43.57%
Quarantine:
Quarantine requirement subject to PCR. Travellers displaying symptoms linked to the virus may be transferred to a nearby isolation facility while further tests are carried out. Somaliland: A negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than 96 hours before travel, is required for entry into Somaliland. If you do not have this evidence on arrival, then you may have to spend 14 days in quarantine at your own expense in a government approved facility.
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Test on arrival (unvaccinated):
Total doses
given
10.6M
People fully
vaccinated
7.7M
% Fully
vaccinated
43.57%
Certification:
COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country. A negative COVID-19 negative test, taken no more than 72 hours before travel, is required for entry into Somalia. Somaliland: A negative COVID-19 test, taken no more than 96 hours before travel, is required for entry into Somaliland. If you do not have this evidence on arrival, then you may have to spend 14 days in quarantine at your own expense in a government approved facility.
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Total doses
given
-
People fully
vaccinated
-
% Fully
vaccinated
-
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Latest News: Government imposes lockdown in Kwekwe for two weeks because of COVID-19 variant (Xinhua, 22.05.2021). International Restrictions: *Entry to Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe re-opened its international airports and land borders to tourists in addition to Zimbabwean nationals and valid residence permit holders on 1 December 2020. From 30 September 2020 visas that have been extended during the national lockdown, including diplomatic visas, temporary residence permits or employment permits, will expire. If you wish to extend or renew such visas or permits you must do so via the relevant Government of Zimbabwe department. *Testing/screening on arrival: There are no testing facilities available on arrival....
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
-
People fully
vaccinated
-
% Fully
vaccinated
-
Quarantine:
Quarantine requirement at government designated site. On arrival tourists and non-residents will be required to self-quarantine for 10 days. Citizens and residents who do not have a negative test result, or who exhibit COVID-19 symptoms on arrival will be quarantined for 10 days at a designated hotel or other designated quarantine facility at their own expense and then released once the COVID-19 test is negative.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
-
People fully
vaccinated
-
% Fully
vaccinated
-
Certification:
COVID-19 negative certification required for entering the country. Tourists, residents and citizens entering Zimbabwe must possess a negative COVID-19 test result, issued no more than 48 hours before their departure to Zimbabwe. If you do not have a negative test result, or if you exhibit COVID-19 like symptoms on arrival, you will be required to quarantine at a designated hotel at your own expense.
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Pre-travel testing (vaccinated): None
Pre-travel testing (unvaccinated): PCR
Test on arrival (vaccinated): None
Test on arrival (unvaccinated): None
Total doses
given
870.2K
People fully
vaccinated
427.3K
% Fully
vaccinated
35.56%
Latest News:
Latest News: International Restrictions: *International Travel: Eswatini Air Link services between Johannesburg OR Tambo and Sikhuphe International Airport in Eswatini were re-introduced on 12 October, with a flight every other day. *Entry and exit rules in response to coronavirus (COVID-19): • A COVID-19 test must be performed no more than 72 hours before departure and you must be able to demonstrate a negative test result on entry; • Upon arriving in Eswatini, you will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and asked about your country of origin and any transit stops; • If you...
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Total doses
given
870.2K
People fully
vaccinated
427.3K
% Fully
vaccinated
35.56%
Quarantine:
Quarantine requirement at government designated site. You may be required to undergo a quarantine period not exceeding 14 days, or isolation as advised by the port health officers.
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