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North to South Visa Info

After doing some research, I've come up with the below game plan for my overland trip from Morocco down to Southern Africa. I'm American, but I think this information is useful for everyone as not much is different from what I gather.

I just wanted to run this past everyone to see if there are options that I missed or if I have some things noted incorrectly.

I haven't decided on an exact route yet, so I want to have a few options for certain countries so that I am covered under most circumstances.

Much appreciated,

Tony

Notes: Get Angola in your home country if at all possible. Get a proper invitation letter for Gabon and Nigeria before applying for a visa.

Visas to get as you go:

Rabat: Guinea, Mauritania, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast
Dakar: Ivory Coast, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone
Banjul: Guinea Bissau (better in Ziguinchor), Sierra Leone, Nigeria (don't bother)
Bissau : Nigeria (easy)
Conakry: Liberia
Freetown: Liberia, Ghana
Monrovia: Ghana
Ouagadougou: Ghana, Nigeria
Abidjan: Ghana, Togo, Cameroon
Accra: Togo, Benin, Angola, DRC, Nigeria (Difficult as non resident)
Lomé: RoC
Abuja: Camaroon, DRC, RoC
Yaounde: Gabon

Country Specific:

Morocco - NO Visa
Western Sahara - NO Visa
Mauritania - Visa - Got in RABAT, Morocco | Note: arrive before 8am to drop off
Senegal - NO Visa
Cape Verde - Visa - Get at airport (Fights from Dakar)
Gambia - Visa - Get at border or two day allowance to acquire in BANJUL
Mali - Visa - Get in CANAKRY, Guinea or NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania
Burkina Faso - Visa - Got in RABAT, Morocco (available in Bamako, Mali as well)
Guinea Basau - Visa - Got in Ziguinchor, Senegal
Guinea - Visa - Got in RABAT, Morocco | Note: I asked for a specific start date and got from date of issue.
Sierra Leone - Visa - Get in BANJUL, Gambia
Liberia - Visa - Got in FREETOWN, Sierra Leone or get in CANAKRY, Guinea
Ivory Coast - Visa - Got in Nouakchott or Get in RABAT or DAKAR or CONAKRY
Ghana - Visa - Got in Monrovia. Or get in FREETOWN, Sierra Leone or ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast
Togo - Visa - Got in ABIDJAN, or get at border or ACCRA, Ghana
Benin - Visa - Get at border or ACCRA, Ghana
Nigeria - Visa - Got in Bissau or Get in BAMAKO, Mali or BAKAU, Gambia or ACCRA, Ghana (need invitation letter)
Camaroon - Visa - Get in ABUJA, Nigeria or MONROVIA, Liberia or ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast
Gabon - Visa - Get in YAOUNDE, Camaroon (need notarized invitation letter)
Sao Tome and Principe - Visa - Get Online
ROCongo - Visa - Get in LOME, Togo or ABUJA, Nigeria or YAOUNDE, Camaroon
DRCongo - Visa - Get in ABUJA, Nigeria or LOME or GABON
Angola - Visa - Get in ACCRA, Ghana N05° 36.75' W00° 11.22' (Only issued in home country now?)
Namibia - NO Visa
Rest of Southern Africa - NO Visas
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