Buying a bike and riding through ECOWAS countries
Hi there - I'm a new member. I've searched through a bunch of old threads and have some good info, but there's nothing exactly covering my question that's recent, so here goes:
I want to buy a small Chinese bike (125cc or so) in Ghana, Burkina Faso or Cote d'Ivoire and drive it around ECOWAS countries for a few months, then sell it when I'm done.
That should be possible (easy?), yes? Buying the bike, getting the right papers for it and driving it around neighbouring countries, then re-selling it when I'm done.
So, for instance, I could buy a bike in Ghana, drive it across the border to Burkina Faso, then into Mali or Cote d'Ivoire, then into Guinea and Sierra Leone, then sell the bike in Freetown. Is it reasonably straight forward to figure out what sort of papers are required?
I've also read that if you buy your bike in an ECOWAS country and travel through other ECOWAS countries you don't need a carnet, just temporary permits.
Ignoring for the moment issues re: visas and borders and safety and road conditions, etc., just the logistics around the bike purchase and travel should be doable, yes?
Any hints or words of warning or encouragement?
Thanks - Andrew
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