African Country Directory

Visa required. Apply at Algerian embassy in advance. E-visa …

Capital: Algiers

Currency: Algerian Dinar (DZD)

Egypt

Visa on arrival for most SE Asian passports (USD 25). E-visa…

Capital: Cairo

Currency: Egyptian Pound (EGP)

Libya

Visa required. Travel not recommended for tourism at this ti…

Capital: Tripoli

Currency: Libyan Dinar (LYD)

Morocco

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand (up to 30 days).…

Capital: Rabat

Currency: Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

Sudan

Visa required. Apply at embassy. Check current travel adviso…

Capital: Khartoum

Currency: Sudanese Pound (SDG)

Tunisia

Visa-free for Malaysia, Singapore (30 days). Visa required f…

Capital: Tunis

Currency: Tunisian Dinar (TND)

Central Africa

Angola

E-visa available. Process takes 3-5 working days.

Capital: Luanda

Currency: Angolan Kwanza (AOA)

Cameroon

Visa required. E-visa available for some nationalities.

Capital: Yaoundé

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Central African Republic

Visa required. Apply at embassy in advance.

Capital: Bangui

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Chad

Visa required. Apply at embassy in advance.

Capital: N'Djamena

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Republic of the Congo

Visa required. E-visa available.

Capital: Brazzaville

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Visa required. E-visa process available.

Capital: Kinshasa

Currency: Congolese Franc (CDF)

Equatorial Guinea

Visa required. Apply at embassy.

Capital: Malabo (de facto) / Ciudad de la Paz (planned)

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Gabon

E-visa required. Can be obtained online.

Capital: Libreville

Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

São Tomé and Príncipe

E-visa available. Simple process.

Capital: São Tomé

Currency: São Tomé and Príncipe Dobra (STN)

West Africa

Benin

E-visa required. Can be obtained online before travel.

Capital: Porto-Novo

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Burkina Faso

Visa required. Apply in advance.

Capital: Ouagadougou

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Cape Verde

Visa on arrival for most SE Asian passports. E-visa availabl…

Capital: Praia

Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)

Gambia

Visa-free for most SE Asian passports (up to 90 days).

Capital: Banjul

Currency: Gambian Dalasi (GMD)

Ghana

Visa required. E-visa available online.

Capital: Accra

Currency: Ghanaian Cedi (GHS)

Guinea

Visa required. E-visa available.

Capital: Conakry

Currency: Guinean Franc (GNF)

Guinea-Bissau

Visa on arrival for most nationalities.

Capital: Bissau

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)

E-visa required. Can be obtained online.

Capital: Yamoussoukro (political) / Abidjan (economic)

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Liberia

Visa required. Apply in advance. Visa on arrival possible wi…

Capital: Monrovia

Currency: Liberian Dollar (LRD) / US Dollar (USD)

Mali

Visa required. Apply in advance. Travel advisories warn agai…

Capital: Bamako

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Mauritania

Visa on arrival available for most.

Capital: Nouakchott

Currency: Mauritanian Ouguiya (MRU)

Niger

Visa on arrival available. Travel advisories recommend cauti…

Capital: Niamey

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Nigeria

E-visa required. Apply online before travel.

Capital: Abuja

Currency: Nigerian Naira (NGN)

Senegal

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia (30 days). E-visa for othe…

Capital: Dakar

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Sierra Leone

Visa on arrival for most nationalities.

Capital: Freetown

Currency: Sierra Leonean Leone (SLE)

Togo

Visa on arrival for most nationalities.

Capital: Lomé

Currency: West African CFA Franc (XOF)

Southern Africa

Botswana

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand (30-90 days). Ch…

Capital: Gaborone

Currency: Botswana Pula (BWP)

Eswatini (Swaziland)

Visa-free for most SE Asian passport holders (30 days).

Capital: Mbabane (administrative) / Lobamba (legislative)

Currency: Swazi Lilangeni (SZL) / South African Rand (ZAR)

Lesotho

Visa-free for most SE Asian passports (up to 14-30 days depe…

Capital: Maseru

Currency: Lesotho Loti (LSL) / South African Rand (ZAR)

Namibia

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia (30 days). Visa required f…

Capital: Windhoek

Currency: Namibian Dollar (NAD) / South African Rand (ZAR)

South Africa

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia (30 days). E-visa for othe…

Capital: Pretoria (administrative), Cape Town (legislative), Bloemfontein (judicial)

Currency: South African Rand (ZAR)

East Africa

Burundi

Visa on arrival available.

Capital: Gitega (political) / Bujumbura (economic)

Currency: Burundian Franc (BIF)

Comoros

Visa on arrival available for most SE Asian passports.

Capital: Moroni

Currency: Comorian Franc (KMF)

Djibouti

E-visa or visa on arrival available for most.

Capital: Djibouti City

Currency: Djiboutian Franc (DJF)

Eritrea

Visa required. Complex process - plan well ahead.

Capital: Asmara

Currency: Eritrean Nakfa (ERN)

Ethiopia

E-visa available. Visa on arrival at Bole International Airp…

Capital: Addis Ababa

Currency: Ethiopian Birr (ETB)

Kenya

E-visa available. Process is straightforward online.

Capital: Nairobi

Currency: Kenyan Shilling (KES)

Madagascar

Visa on arrival available for all SE Asian passports (up to …

Capital: Antananarivo

Currency: Malagasy Ariary (MGA)

Malawi

Visa on arrival available for most SE Asian passports (up to…

Capital: Lilongwe

Currency: Malawian Kwacha (MWK)

Mauritius

Visa-free for Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia (30-9…

Capital: Port Louis

Currency: Mauritian Rupee (MUR)

Mozambique

E-visa available. Process online.

Capital: Maputo

Currency: Mozambican Metical (MZN)

Rwanda

Visa on arrival for all nationalities (up to 30 days). E-vis…

Capital: Kigali

Currency: Rwandan Franc (RWF)

Seychelles

Visa-free for all SE Asian passport holders (up to 90 days).

Capital: Victoria

Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR)

Somalia

Visa required with invitation letter. Travel not recommended…

Capital: Mogadishu

Currency: Somali Shilling (SOS)

South Sudan

E-visa required. Check travel advisories before planning.

Capital: Juba

Currency: South Sudanese Pound (SSP)

Tanzania

Visa on arrival available for all (USD 50). E-visa also avai…

Capital: Dodoma (administrative) / Dar es Salaam (commercial)

Currency: Tanzanian Shilling (TZS)

Uganda

E-visa available. Process online.

Capital: Kampala

Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)

Zambia

Visa on arrival available for most (USD 50 single entry). E-…

Capital: Lusaka

Currency: Zambian Kwacha (ZMW)

Zimbabwe