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Hitching for rides is common practice in Africa, though you may be expected to pay the driver.
Road safety in Africa leaves a lot to be desired, and seatbelts are not always fitted. Being stranded in remote areas could be a problem. Speaking English and French is an advantage as well as Portuguese in some countries. However, learning the basic of African languages will make your trip much more pleasant. Some languages are understood in very large parts, such as Wolof, Fulfulde and Bambara in West Africa or Swahili and Arabic in Eastern Africa.
For Europeans and Americans visas in Africa are relatively hard compared to other continents. For most countries it's a good idea to plan ahead.
Health
Malaria is common in most parts of Africa. Inform yourself and take precautions. Some forms of malaria are particularly deadly. The fact that local populations don't take any malaria prophelactics should definitely not stop you from taking any: locals are much more resistant to malaria.
The United Nations Statistics Division defines Africa as following:
Northern Africa
- Algeria
- 30px Egypt
- File:Flag of Libya.svg Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
- 30px Morocco
- 30px South Sudan
- 30px Sudan
- Tunisia
- Western Sahara
Eastern Africa
<map lat='5.7908968128719565' lng='16.34765625' zoom='3' view='0' float='right' width='400' height='500'/>
- Burundi
- 30px Comoros
- 30px Djibouti
- 30px Eritrea
- File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia
- 30px Kenya
- File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar
- 30px Malawi
- 30px Mauritius
- Mozambique
- 30px Rwanda
- Seychelles
- Somalia
- 30px Uganda
- 30px United Republic of Tanzania
- 30px Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Central Africa
- Angola
- Cameroon
- File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic
- File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad
- Republic of the Congo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- 30px Gabon
- File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg Sao Tome and Principe
Southern Africa
Western Africa
- Benin
- Burkina Faso
- File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde
- Cote d'Ivoire
- 30px Gambia
- 30px Ghana
- Guinea
- 30px Guinea-Bissau
- Liberia
- 30px Mali
- File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania
- 30px Niger
- File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
- File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
- 30px Sierra Leone
- File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo
Autonomic Islands or Regions
- 30px Canary Islands
- File:Flag Ceuta.svg Ceuta
- 30px Madeira Islands
- Mayotte
- 30px Melilla
- Puntland
- Réunion
- Saint Helena
- 30px Somaliland