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Nothing to do with motorbikes specifically. Any vehicle found in a prohibited area is going to have problems. Trick is to find out where those areas are before you enter and I'd say the army wouldn't know themselves until the second they decide to declare it.
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Tony if you read the article it says it IS about motorcycles and pickups as these are the preferred transport of the Isis related groups.


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A local bus hit an IED north of Mopti yesterday.
Been getting less safe in this part of Mali Sahel for a while now, not just the desert to the north.
Pic below shows why bikes may be becoming unwelcome.
Labbezanga is the riverside border with Niger.
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Ouaga Security ALERT
There's an ongoing attack around the French Embassy, Premiere Minister's office, UN roundabout

They're reporting it could be the military, hoping that it's not AQIM!!!

If you're there, stay inside, keep your head down!
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The UN security council came out with a report on Mali
United Nations Official Document

Every concerned part contributed, except for Algeria. p. 46
"The Panel requested to meet with relevant authorities in Algiers to gather
more details about these seizures in order to establish possibly linkages to armed groups operating in Mali and/or identify arms trafficking networks. The proposed visits could not be accommodated. "

The Algeria that has fired and replaced almost all the top brass in the army and the security services over a few years, starting with the all powerful general Tewfik in 2015. Possibly forced by the seizure by the Coast Guard in the port of Oran of 701 kilograms of cocaine hidden among frozen meat on a cargo ship from Brazil, with links to the army.
Now everyone is waiting for Bouteflika to decide if he will run again for a fifth term in 2019. If he goes, there has been a generational change in Algeria.
https://www.apnews.com/c3f93ce25b9b4...ut-explanation
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Not Sahara but
The hot spots are definitely moving further south now.

Italian priest and 2 co-workers kidnapped SW of Niamey near BK border.
AFRICA/NIGER - Rapito un sacerdote italiano della Società delle Missioni Africane - Agenzia Fides

https://www.nordsudjournal.com/2018/...-burkina-faso/
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There has been a number of attacks in Burkina as far south as in Diabiga near the Togo border
https://www.channelstv.com/2018/09/1...o-twin-attacks
and in the east
https://www.france24.com/en/20180908...al-qaeda-jihad

Burkina army resonded with air and ground strikes
https://thedefensepost.com/2018/09/1...s-pama-gayeri/
New video announces establishment of new Al-Qaeda branch in Burkina Faso - ITCT
This means that unfortunately now only the SW corner of Burkina can be considered relatively safe from attacks.
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In the ITCT video of the Burkina AQ announcement it's worth noting that there is now a caveat saying:

UPDATE: According to ITCT Associate Jasmine Opperman, the video is not new and in fact it is a clip from an older Al-Qaeda video that was released by Al-Qaeda’s Mali branch in 2017.
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Eastern Burkina Faso
Not sure if this is on current overland trails but eastern BK and north too seems well worth avoiding.

https://www.acleddata.com/2018/09/20...burkinas-east/
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A little of my route but good to know. That website is an excellent resource, I wasn't aware of it.
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I do wonder if the kidnapping of the Italian priest this week was in retaliation to the BF military strikes ...

So sad this lovely corner is being affected too now
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More foreigners kidnapped from a mine in northern BF.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...w/65928097.cms
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Wild Camping in West Africa - German Overlander Killed
Please stay near villages and get permission from a chief, people are currently dealing with the aftermath of this and trying to help out with language issues ...

https://www.garda.com/crisis24/news-...boma-october-1
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Safety in Cote d'Ivoire
Hello,
we are planning our trip for January 2019.
Has anyone actual informations about safety in Cote d'Ivoire.
We plan to enter CI from Mali and want to make a roundtrip and visit
some national parcs, the Region of man and so on.
Are there still any no go aereas? What´s about Camping in the bush?

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Thanks for sharing and sorry to hear about it.

Perhaps worth noting that DRC is not in West Africa as per the subject heading (Central Africa) and is one of the few places in Africa that I wouldn't bush camp in Africa unless strictly necessary.

Two friends of mine on motorbikes were shot at when bush camping between Kinshasa and Matadi back in about 2011. Turns out they camped right next to a major oil pipeline and those paid to guard it tend to shoot first then ask questions. Once establishing they weren't stealing anything all was fine and conversation shared.

I wonder if being near the cemetery had anything to do with it...?
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