Arrivals/Departures
 

Arrangements will be made to pick up all participants on arrival at Bole International Airport and transport them to their respective hotels. Similarly, participants will be provided transport for departure. To facilitate this, it is important that those participants who are paying for their ticket inform us of their itinerary, if they have not already done so.

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Visas

We are arranging for visas on arrival. On arrival, look for the sign bearing "4^th Congress of the Association of African Historians" and the persons responsible would help you with visas and transport to the hotels.

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Tickets
 

We are purchasing the tickets for those sponsored by the National Organizing Committee. Where there are Ethiopian Airlines ticket offices, the ticket will be sent to you electronically. Where there are no such offices, we are sending the ticket by DHL. For this it is important that we get the physical address (street number or telephone, including if possible mobile phone number). This applies in particular to those coming from Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Niger, Morocco and Tunisia.

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Meeting Dates

As you can see from the Program, the Congress will take place on 22-24 May. This is because the African Union Commission wants the Conference halls for its own meeting on the 25^th of May. This has necessitated some changes in the departure dates of participants sponsored by the National Organizing Committee, as you will discover when you receive your tickets.

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Accommodation

Most of the participants sponsored by NOC will be staying at the Ghion Hotel, which is 10-15 minutes drive from the Conference venue. Particpants from Mali and the following are staying at King's, a walking distance from the venue: Anthony Asiwaju, Obare Bagodo, and Ibra Sene. Transport to and from the venue will be provided by NOC.

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Meals

Breakfast is included in hotel accommodation. Participants sponsored by NOC will receive a certain amount to cover other meals, except lunches during the Conference, which will be provided at the venue. As we do not have foreign currency, all allowances will have to be paid in local currency.

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Registration

To avoid congestion on the morning of 22^nd May, we would like to complete registration of participants and distribution of the conference pack at their hotels on the afternoon of the 21^st, beginning at 4 pm. So please make note of this.

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Excursions

As we have not had enough people interested in this, participants should make their own private arrangements for post-Conference tours.

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Currency

The unit of currency in Ethiopia is the Birr. The current equivalence is 1 USD=8.8 Birr.

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Weather
 

The weather in Ethiopia is generally mild, in the range of 10-25º C. Expect occasional showers.

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Yellow Fever Certificate

It is advisable to carry with you your yellow fever vaccination certificate, as airport authorities sometimes ask to see them.

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