Security for rally participants in West Africa
Hello!
I will be participating in this year's B2B rally. It starts on the 25th of January in Budapest and finishes in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
The routen will take us to Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania (Chinguetti-Tidjikja) and then Senegal (Podor-Mamari-Kedougou) to finish in Bissau.
We will be in the "race category" with a Mitsubishi L200.
How much are we risking going with such a visible target for kidnapping attemps? I mean, if my income would be ransoms, this rally would be a succulent sitting duck.
Btw, we may have armed escort in Mauritania, from the local government. But considering current situation in Mali, I fear proximity to its borders is not adviseable.
Many thanks!
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