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-   -   Quick report: Mauritania -> Senegal crossing at Diama (https://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hubb/sub-saharan-africa/quick-report-mauritania-senegal-crossing-65665)

priffe 30 Nov 2012 12:18
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ema-mali-67444

I haven't travelled La Route d'Espoir east of Kiffa for years now after an Italian was kidnapped at Koubeni near the border. I don't think it is safe after you enter Mali.
But note that Nioro and Diema are far east from Kayes. There's never been any incidents that I know of in Kayes and south Mali. Nor in SW Mauretania.

GirlChild 30 Nov 2012 13:23
Niva say Never - that is very useful information! Many thanks.

We are in Morocco at the moment, and should be crossing Diama dam early in the new year.

rgds
African GirlChild

Niva Say Never 3 Dec 2012 12:33
No worries at all Girl Child, have a great trip.
It looks like we're on similar journeys!
Cape to Cape
We're currently kicking back in Ouagadougou awaiting our Ghana visas, if there's any other info we can help with, let us know.

Happy travels
Sam & Cat

priffe 3 Dec 2012 12:51
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Originally Posted by Niva Say Never (Post 402734)
We're currently kicking back in Ouagadougou awaiting our Ghana visas, if there's any other info we can help with, let us know.
Sam & Cat
Is the Visa d'Entente still available in Ouaga?

Covers Burkina, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Niger and one more country iirc - hmm, Mali perhaps. Not Ghana, was it?

Niva Say Never 3 Dec 2012 17:34
Hi Priffe,
I have heard of the Visa d'Entente, but wouldn't have a clue where to go to get it.
We'll be waiting around until Wednesday for Ghana visas so if you've got any clues about who issues them we can certainly head out and enquire tomorrow if it's useful.


:offtopic:Sorry, but....
I don't suppose you've got any info about Nigeria do you?
That's our next hurdle, but can't get any concrete info on embasy in Ouaga - it certainly isn't where every website that references it would have us believe.
One blog we've read had a couple paying $200 each for Nigeria visas in Accra, certainly don't plan on repeating that experience if we can help it!

All the best
Sam

priffe 4 Dec 2012 21:58
Sam, here
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...dentente-61426
Quote:
It costs 25'000 CFA and is valid for 1 entry in each country (Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina, Niger, Benin, Togo) for 60 days, although only in a contiguous trip. Which means you can do, say, BF, Niger, Benin, Togo but not CIV, Ghana, Togo, Benin. Theoretically.

If you get it just to get through Togo and Benin it may not be worth it as the total price would be the same and they issue temporary visas at the border. For me, the only reason to purchase it is to be able to go to Cote d'Ivoire, as their own visa is supposedly only available in your home country and costs 100€ +. Now I'll need to get there to check it actually works..

Go to DGM (N12 21.630 W1 32.453) before 11AM with 2 photos and 25K CFA and you can pick up the visa next day at 4PM.
Dunno much about Nigeria.


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