Sub Saharan Africa

Equatorial Guinea
Still current at: 25 November 2009 Updated: 02 October 2009

This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed.

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Travel advice for this country

Local laws and customs

Penalties for the use and possession of drugs are severe and usually include a prison sentence that would be served in local prisons.

Photography of the presidential palace, ports, airports and military installations is strictly prohibited and can lead to imprisonment. Special permits from the Ministry of Information and Tourism are required for all other photography.

Homosexuality is not widely accepted in Central African society and some sexual acts between members of the same sex are illegal.

You should carry copies of appropriate documentation (passport or residence permit) with you at all times. Failure to produce documents on request can lead to detention.

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