It might be laughable and sad for breaking their rules, however when I go to buy legitimate ECOWAS insurance and get sold fake insurance through a scam at an official border, who is the one laughing? Not me. After realising they've f!@$ed me when stopped by police in Guinea-Bissau, who also invent another ficticious document and try scam me 100 euro for a document I don't even need, who is the one laughting? It's not me.
The reality is, these people screw it for themselves. That is the only thing laughable and sad here. If they want to shit on tourists, fine, but I'm not going to feel guilty for being shat on.
If you want to get technical, anybody who is traveling Africa without a carnet is apparently "breaking the rules", as the passavants for each country should only be issued to citizens of West Africa, yet the rules are broken in many countries to allow tourists. This was made very clear to me at the border with Ghana. Using an apostille is hardly "breaking a rule". Much like using insurance under the impression it is ECOWAS insurance bought at a damn border crossing.
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