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Kenya to the west coast (Congo, Gabon ??? )
Has anyone got any information on heading from Kenya through Uganda and DRC to the west coast , i am riding up next may from Jo'Burg through Zimbabwe,Mozambique, Malawi ,Tanzania into Kenya , I did the bottom 12 countries 3 years ago ,so looking to get back into it,
I will prob be on a Honda 125 scooter
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Doesn't mean it's not possible, but because of various security problems in east DRC, I don't believe anyone has done this route for many many years.
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I have managed to track down some info , looks like if i go back to Rwanda , i might be able to get across to Kisangani then take a boat ride down the Congo River for a few weeks to Kinshasa then head to the coast , still gotta find out a bit more info though
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Rwanda-Goma-Kisangani sounds the most likely (or perhaps least unlikely) option. Points north (Uganda/DRC border) are still held by ADF and various other armed groups. Points south (Kivu South) have their own issues and will be further destabilised by spillover from the troubles in Burundi.
But Kisangani only makes sense if the river boat is running. If not you may have to come back the way you came. The road west from Kisangani doesn't go anywhere other than Bangui and CAR is probably not a safe destination for now. The road south from Kisangani (via Ikela) may only exist on maps. I've never heard of any travellers going that way. Though soldiers did during the Congo wars. If it is passable and safe it would be a very very long and hard way. There used to be river boats running between Kinshasa and Ilebo but getting to Ilebo from Kisangani would be quite a feat.
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Bike storage Lusaka?
Hi,

My plan was similar ( from Uganda, where my bike is parked, to the West) but seems impossible.
Other option is going via Tanzania, Zambia and back up again but have no time to do it in 1 go.
First leg Kampala to Lusaka, 2nd from Lusaka to Douala.
For that I am looking for secure long term bike storage in Lusaka. Any advise?
( lusakabackpackers already contacted but negative)

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Marcel
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Recent fighting between Government forces and (mostly) FDLR around Masisi and Walikale (Operations Sokola 11) probably mean the route to Kisangani is closed -if it was even open beforehand.
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