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Fingerprint reader does not work with the Senegalese embassy in Nouakchott two weeks ago!!!
Pre-registered visa working only in Rosso.

Zedsdead: Hi! I am Charlye, with yellow (clean) Varadero.

Exiting Senegal to Mauritania: max. 60euro (booth side)
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Oh ok helianthus, thats a point..no problems when i was there 7 months ago...
And i agree, not more than 60 euros boths sides...
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Ride thread in the ride tales section. Africa, not planned to well!

Hey Charlye, good to here from you! Don't worry about not knowing the English use it to your advantage. It does help if you like confrontation though, hahahaha.

I did the carnet, customs circus here in Dakar last night. Went to the wrong place at about 5-45pm. Still got it all sorted by about 7pm. The poor guy who thought he was helping me was very shocked. I paid nothing to the officials and then really ranted at him for a 2km walk back to the bike. At one point he just walked off!

Keep well mate and enjoy the roads.
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Zedsdead:
New bad news today:

My friends write me: In the border with Gambia people were talking about one person with ebola in Dakar. Mauritania has closed borders with Mali. In this moment i think go to the north inmediatly. Yesterday, Djama is closed!

Take care of yourself!
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Agree with moggy. Way to expensiv... well if u dont have your senegal visa in advance, the full not only the pre form, i suggest you to go anyway to the senegalese embassy in nouakchott. If you have the visa already, you can go for the insurrance at the border but the hustle is gona be big. So be there early to have enough time. I paid for the 3 months carte brun about 30000 cfa so a insurrance for only senegal should not be more than 10000 maybe 15000 cfa and another one you will not get at the border i think. The axa office in st.louis is facing the roundabout befor the big bridge, pont faidherbe, looking at the bridge to the right maybe after 100m right sided....



Great, thanks heaps for your info and help!
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