This was the experience of our trip, everyone suggest - dont to drive further, because the next country is dangerous, the people bad.

Wildcamping is not for saving bucks, it is a way to live. And necessary because you often don't have any infrastructure, if you leave the most used tracks...



At this bordercrossing we didnt see any (normal) fuel station for over 1200km.. Hotel also not...

In urban areas of africa it is not a good idea to wildcamp, in remote areas it will be saver that your hotel... If you like you can read my article 1x1 of wildcamping (using google translate).

The key is to stay hidden. To move if you got detected or feel uncomfortable with a location. We did use offline Google Satellite-Imageview to get such remote places. Did starting early looking for a wildcamp-spot each day.

It is to early to speak about security on the route, I guess it need 2 Months before the corona situation get cleared. 3 Months till the borders are open again. And the situation in most countries of that route can be completely different then.

At least Nigeria - will never be the savest country in the near future.. It was the only one where also Police&Military stopped us (at Checkpoints) and told us that it is not save - and we should be careful. Wasnt helpful to feel comfortable..

Surfy

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With the current global situation going on and foreigners all over Africa being targeted and stigmatized as potential "corona transmitters" importing the virus from Europe, I would definately not start any overland journey until things have "normalized" which is more likely to be a year from now then 3 weeks.



Borders anywhere can close indefinitely any time, you might get stuck and most probably the majority of countries have stopped issueing tourist visas anyway.



Ugandan president Museveni has just announced some days ago that any border guard letting people into the country for a bribe will be charged for attempted murder. Definafelty worst time for any kinda overland travel now.


All the best for you guys out there already on the road !!




Cheers,
Chris

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There's a nice Total in Mbang and another one Ouesso, 800km of driving. In 2016 around half was piste, the other half brand new nice tarmac. As for hotels there are plenty if you're looking for them. I found one in Souanké, right in the middle between Mbang and Ouesso.

Hi

Generally your route is well-trodden these days, some parts are far muddier than others.

The myth of Nigeria being dangerous is just a myth, as with the whole region you should NEVER drive at night and ALWAYS speak to the village chief to ask permission to wild camp ...

I live in Cote d'Ivoire and have been in the region for more than 15 years now, I have a group on FB, West Africa Travellers which gives a lot of up to date information

As for selling your vehicle in RSA, it's not possible BUT you can often find other travellers willing to buy and continue their journey, an option for you!

If you need assistance with other ideas please let me know.

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