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Fuel quality in Namibia/Botswana

Can anyone tell me what the quality of diesel is like in the above countries. Any special precautios necessary. Thanks in advance.
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just been there..no problems with either quality or availability.. when you enter make sure you get insurance that covers all the southern african countries..

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Is all good. just in the moddle of Botswana there may be a small shortage. But just ask farmers where to get. Quality all good.
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just been there..no problems with either quality or availability.. when you enter make sure you get insurance that covers all the southern african countries..

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Does this insurance have a name, like the 'carte brun' for the ECOWAS countries in west Africa? Also what countries does it cover and how much is it?
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cant really rememeber too much but i bought mine in kenya on my first trip and it covered all countries south,on the next trip i got it in zambia an it covered everywhere east and south..its yellow and covers the SADECC countries think it cost about USD40 but dont quite me on that.

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