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Travel and Transportation

Plane tickets are at the expense of the delegations. The Experts are expected no later than July 5, 2024; General Directors and Department Heads are expected no later than July 8, 2024

On arrival at Léon À/lBA International Airport, a team from the Organizing Committee will be responsible for welcoming and transporting all delegations to the approved hotels (Radisson, Le Nomad and Etoile d'Or) . When they leave, this team will also take care of their transport from the hotels to the Airport. Transport is entirely covered by the host country. The Heads of Delegation will have a driver, an aide and an accompanying diplomat. The Experts will be transported by bus.

Accommodation

All delegations will be hosted at the Radisson hotel, Le Nomad and at l'Etoite d'Or Les accreditations on the Internet dedicated to the Conference automatically opens on the reservation bedrooms.

Entrance to Libreville

Entry into Gabon depends on visa exemption agreements that Gabon signed with the other countries.

Countries exempt from entry visas to Gabon

Due to the free movement of people in the CEMAC zone, Gameroun nationals, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Central African Republic and Chad are visa-exempt entry into Gabonese territory. Nationals of South Africa, Morocco, Mauritius, Sao Tome and Principe and Tunisia, Holders of all types of passports are exempt from entry visas into the territory Gabonese.

Holders of diplomatic and service passports from the countries listed below are exempt. entry visas into Gabonese territory: Germany, Angola, Burkina Faso, China, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, France, Guinea Conakry Mali, Niger, Russia, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Türkiye.

Countries with no VISA exemption agreement with Gabon

Regarding nationals of countries not included in the list of exempted countries entry visas to Gabon above, the facilities inherent to their entry into the territory Gabonese will be granted to them upon their arrival at the Aeropofi lnternationa{ Léon MBA by the Services Immigration and the Air and Border Police.

To this end, they will receive a verbal note from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic Gabonese addressed to all airlines, in order to facilitate their boarding in the planes.

In addition, they will receive a letter of invitation signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the The Republic of Gabon.

Vaccination certificate

Each participant must travel with their up-to-date vaccination record, which may be requested by the national authorities upon arrival at the airport, in particular the yellow fever vaccine.

Arrived by private flight

Anyone wishing to arrive in Gabon by special flight must send a request overflight and landing authorization. This request must include the following elements: type of aircraft (civilian or military), registration, name and rank of captain and crew, dates and times of the mission, arrival and departure times, reason for the flight, origin and destination of the plane departing from Libreville.

Once authorization has been granted, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be responsible for the to transmit.

Carrying a weapon in the Gabonese Republic

In the Gabonese Republic, only the aides-de-camp of the Presidents of the Republic and the Chiefs of Government are authorized to carry a weapon. For this purpose, all the aides-de-camp of the Chiefs delegations will not be able to obtain an authorization to carry weapons. Therefore, it is asked all aides-de-camp of the Heads of Delegation not to bring their weapons. Of the Aides-de-camp of the Gabonese army will be assigned to each Head of delegation. They will be armed and will be responsible for their security.

Security

In a context of international insecurity, unannounced car security checks are carried out at different locations in the city. Access to certain hotels and public places in the town is subject to a security check and a systematic baggage search. The security forces are present, and generally carry out their missions seriously and efficiency. Your stay should go smoothly, but you should be aware of the some risks listed by UNDSS: theft and scams; To keep a positive memory of your stay and avoid incidents that may result from risks above. Ensure compliance with the recommendations in appendix l.

To keep a positive memory of your stay and avoid incidents that may result from the above risks. Ensure compliance with the recommendations in appendix l.