One of the most diverse continents on the planet, Africa has it all. Vast deserts, lush jungles and tropical paradise islands. Sadly for many countries, it is still run by corrupt officials making mainstream tourism rather off-putting because of all the red-tape. Many people regularly visit places like Egypt, Morocco and South Africa, but do you have any idea where the least-visited places are in Africa? Let’s find out… The list is compiled with statistics from the World Bank who calculate overnight stays by International visitors. I have found Africa an incredibly hard continent to compile statistics for, many countries don’t provide up- to-date information and I’ve had to source from several other places. I have been unable to locate statistics for South Sudan as tourist figures are joined together with Sudan. Somalia has been excluded due to a lack of accurate data and information. Equatorial Guinea – Average International visitors per annum (approximate) 6,000. Equatorial Guinea is officially the least visited country in Africa! Despite efforts to boost tourism by offeringUS/American Samoan citizens visa-free entry, this still hasn’t attracted many visitors. This country is rather unique as it’s split into two parts, Rio Muni is on the mainland, whereas Bioko is an island in the middle of the Gulf of Guinea, which houses the country’s capital city Malabo. Equatorial Guinea had been colonised by both Portugal and Spain. Only recently, oil has been discovered and is bringing substantial wealth to the country.Like many other African nations, the country is…
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