8 Visa-Free African Countries for U.S

8 Visa-Free African Countries for U.S. Citizens

By Amara Amaryah

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Without a doubt, the continent of Africa is bursting with places to visit and things to experience, and entry is even simpler with these visa-free African countries.We have put together this list of 8 African countries that travelers with U.S. passports can visit visa-free. See if your favorite African country made the list.

1. Equatorial Guinea

A visa is not required for a stay in Equatorial Guinea for up to 90 days. While a visa is not required, visitors do need to ensure that they hold a passport that is valid for at least six months.

2. Senegal

longer than 3 months. However, if you intend to stay longer, you need to register with the local authorities in order to obtain a ‘Carte d’étranger’.

3. Tanzania

When U.S. passport holders travel to Tanzania, the passport must be valid for a minimum of six months from date of entry, and at least one blank passport page is required.

4. Lesotho

U.S. citizens may enter Lesotho with nothing more than a valid passport for 30 days. Any extensions beyond this must be done through the Offi ce of Immigration.

5. Morocco

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Entry into Morocco for U.S. citizens is simple, with requirements of just a valid passport and a return/onward ticket. U.S. citizens may remain in Morocco for 90 days visa free.

6. Seychelles

Seychelles is another visa-free location in Africa. U.S. citizens will not require anything other than a valid passport to gain entry. Your passport must be valid for the entirety of your stay, and you will be asked to prove your onward/return journey.

7. Mauritius

U.S. citizens will only need to present a valid passport and evidence of an onward or return journey. Upon arrival, tourists are given a maximum of 60 days when entering Mauritius.

8. Tunisia

To visit Tunisia, a valid passport is required with at least one blank page. A 90-day stay is the maximum when entering the country. https://travelnoire.com/8-visa-free-africancountries-for-u-s-citizens Image credit: Vika Chartier, © GULSHAN KHAN/ AFP/Getty Images) Unsplash | Tatenda Mapigoti

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Google announced that Google Translate, its multilingual neural machine translation service, has begun offering the possibility of translation into 24 more languages. Ten of the new additions are African languages.

The list includes the Ashanti Twi language, which is spoken by about 11 million people in Ghana; Lingala, spoken by around 45 million people in Central Africa–mostly in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Tigrinya, spoken by about 8 million people in Eritrea and Ethiopia; Sepedi, spoken by around 14 million people in South Africa; and Oromo, spoken by 37 million people in Ethiopia and Kenya.

The African languages of Bambara, Jeje, Krio, Luganda, and Tsonga were also added.

Google software engineer and researcher Isaac Caswell revealed that the company implemented, for the fi rst time, the use of a neural model of artifi cial intelligence that learned the languages “from scratch.”

He explained that to implement the new languages, Google used millions of examples that were needed for a system to “understand” and be able to translate them. With the neural model, also known as machine learning model, the added languages were trained in this way. Technology then began to “understand” how languages work. The company says it consulted representatives from several communities before releasing the new languages.