Africa
The straight lines that define many of Africa’s borders on a map tell a story of colonial history, but they barely hint at the complex realities you will find on the ground. When you travel overland on the continent, you are moving through a mosaic of cultures and landscapes that often pay little attention to these political divisions. Each crossing is a unique intersection of local life and state authority.
Explore border crossings in Africa
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
DR Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Eswatini
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The region
Your journey could take you through a major commercial checkpoint humming with the activity of cross-continental trucking routes one day, and a quiet, remote post in the middle of the Sahel or Congo Basin the next. Some borders are marked by major geographical features like the Zambezi River or the Rift Valley, while others are simply a signpost on a long, dusty road. You may also pass through transfrontier conservation areas, where vast national parks merge across borders, creating zones where wildlife roams with more freedom than people.
