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- Check FCO travel advice before travelling.
- Ensure you have adequate travel insurance, which includes medical
evacuation by air ambulance if necessary.
- Carry currency: French Franc Traveller's Cheques or cash. Credit cards
are not readily accepted, so bring enough cash.
- Keep belongings and valuables in a safe place.
- Beware of pick pockets and snatch and run thieves.
- Register with the Embassy.
- Leave your passport, next of kin details and a rough itinerary with
the Embassy.
- Enter next of kin details into the back of your passport.
- Seek medical advice before travelling especially about malaria,
cholera and (if you are travelling from mainland Africa) yellow fever.
- Ensure you have a valid visa for the purpose and duration of your
stay.
- Do not wear military attire in public unless you are a member of the
military and are visiting in an official capacity.
- Do not carry drugs; penalties can be severe.
- Do not leave your bags unattended.