F' ups
Bespoke,
Perhaps you should take your prejudices to a forum where your juvenile utterings would be more appreciated. I believe Montesori have a web site!
Nellynewbie,
I suspect that the admin staff would cope very. very well with the complexities of arranging visas throughout the region. I don't know what your experience of West Africa is, but, if you can deal with the authorities in Nigeria, everywhere else is a doddle!
Cyclic