Anythings possible. Each time a border is listed as closed, there is always some mad german motorcyclist that has managed to get through. However if you are a conventional overland traveller who gets Visas and doesn't drive through war zones then certainly at present, all reports suggest Chad / sudan or vice versa is not a possibility. Southern Sudan may be a possibility but the government doesn't like outsiders going in there, again you probably won't get a visa and CAR is supposedly quite dodgy at the best of times. Another expedition by 2 South Africans turned back from CAR and ended up going down the west coast because of security concerns. I would suggest by far your best bet is to come up the west coast - Angola - DRC - Congo - Gabon - Cameroon. Several expeditions have managed to go through that way in the last year seemingly with minimal problems. As to the timing - I'm guessing thats more of a problem with North Africa, you will be coming through on remote routes (if your going the Niger / Libya route) at the hottest time of the year.
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