Best route south to north?
 

I'm heading north from Cape Town this week. Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda-----? Is CAR and DRC possible to cross to Chad and Mali in order to reach Morocco? I'm told Sudan is closed, is this true?
Thanks
Glen

Sorry to say this, but the North part of DRC is VERY dangerous at the moment, with militia, DRC army, UN troops, and forces from the Sudan are all fighting etch other in the Nord Kivu region and the Ituri forest.
I think it's best to go from Uganda to CAR. Ounce you are in Bangui, it's reasonably safe.

Cheers.

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Adam(iko), are you back home, or in Africa?
Lost your Email.

Yoni

Hi Glen, good to hear you made it to Africa! As for Sudan, I wouldn't say it's "closed" because if you're not American or Israeli you can get in no problem. I saw Americans work hard to get a Sudan visa though and there was no way. I'm afraid it will be the Iran story all over. You could try though. I saw plenty of Sudanese on the ferry from Egypt carrying US passports, so it's not a real "no Americans" policy, and remember that American we met in Istanbul? He talked his way in. Otherwise, the central/ west Africa route sounds like a great adventure.

A British Aid worker was shot and killed in Southern Sudan on the 7th November. Link is below. Whilst you could probably pass through okay, the existance of the Lord'sResistance Army seems to make it a very dangerous area. Your either going to have to cross into Southern Sudan or go through Eastern Congo to get through this way. Not sure whether Darfur is now improving. Not a great area but none of the options look fantastic. Alternative is to go up the West Coast - Namibia, Angola, Congo, DRC, Gabon, etc. Several travellers seem to have gone through this way in the last year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4415214.stm