Mali registered bike w/o carnet ?

[hed]

Hi Everyone,

I am riding an old XT which is registered in Mali. I have no carnet and intend setting off to Ethiopia in October and then possibly further south to South Africa via East Africa. Has anyone got any ideas on whether this will be possible and/or what hassles I may encounter. I am not worried abouit North and West Africa as I do have a carte grise, but what about teh eastren cointries ?

Any info will be appreciated.

hed

[Kevin]

It used to be so that OAU member countries had a recriprocal arrangement about the temporary importation of cars meaning you could drive the bike to South Africa without any problem. I understand that this may have changed now. There used to be a scam running in the late eighties and early nineties which involved importing cars and so on into Togo thereby avoiding any ned for a carnet.

If you live in Mali and are in Bamako there are three places where you could find out info on this. The first is the customs compound on the Route de Segou. When you paas the roundabout on the junction to Sikasso the customs are on your right, secondly at the place where you get your Laisser-paisser extended opposite the entrance to the goods yard near the train station or at the main customs building in Bamako.

I suggest you get it in writing, if not even a photocopy of the book itself. I wouldnt settle for a "C'est bon Chef" or the éven more dreaded "C'est pas grave mon ami".

[hed]

Excellent news Kevin, thank you very much, I will try to find out and let you know. This site is great !!

hed