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19 Sep 2018
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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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21 Sep 2018
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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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23 Sep 2018
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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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4 Oct 2018
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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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5 Nov 2018
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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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18 Oct 2018
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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?
Best Regards
Juergen
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7 Nov 2018
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CI is generally ok ... it can flare up on occasion. Bush camping is ok if you talk to the village chief.
I live there part-time, keep in touch and let me know when you come through!
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6 Jan 2019
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Italian and Canadian Missing in Burkina Faso
An Italian man and a Canadian women have been missing in Burkina Faso. They were travelling by car.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/quebec...faso-1.4241773
Hope they are ok,
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6 Jan 2019
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This article suggests they were spotted in Ziniare to the north east of Ouagadougou:
Research is active in Burkina Faso | AfricaZine
Really hoping they are both ok and make contact soon.
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7 Jan 2019
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You are not supposed to go north of Ouaga these days
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7 Jan 2019
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I read in another report today that it was not them in Ziniare, but instead a German couple.
I think there is just pure speculation swirling around at the moment and nothing concrete. It seems that this guy Patrick Gagnon is pulling out all the stops in looking for them.
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15 Jan 2019
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Security in the West Africa in relation to travel
The violence and kidnapping once common in the Sahara has spread down to the Sahel and West Africa in recent years (see here) but afaict, doesn't get reported much in the MSM.
It's a combination of Islamist attacks, IEDs, abductions and so on, plus an escalation in age-old inter-tribal (herder/farmer) feuding which has become more lethal.
This new thread has merged posts of such reports on HUBB for the last year or so.
To help keep this resource useful, distracting chat will be (re)moved.
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Also New Years Eve there was similar strife between mossi and fulani north of Ouaga with many casualties. https://af.reuters.com/article/topNe...CN1OZ09Q-OZATP
Burkina appears unable to contain the spreading violence. Blaise Campaoré must have made a pact with the devil, since Burkina was comparatively peaceful for decades. Now there are disturbing reports from all corners of the country, with hunting lodges being burnt in SE, and animals including lions poached.
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