COMESA, Travelling from south to north
This was explained really nicely to me by an insurance agent in Zambia. COMESA is an extension of the 3rd party insurance you have to buy for countries outside of SADC and that are part of the COMESA agreement. These countries include: BUR, DRC, DJI, EGT, ERI, ETH, KEN, LBY, MAL, RWA, SUD, SWA, TAN, UGA, ZAM, and ZIM. Your COMESA is only valid for as long as the principal policy is valid for.
Now, the AA of South Africa ad well as insurance agencies in Zimbabwe does not actually understand how this works and they have been quoting and charging people an insane amount of money for their COMESA.
COMESA, valid for one year and all countries costs $65. That’s it! The only other cost is the 3rd party policy for the country you o9btain the COMESA in.
In May 2010 we obtained ours from the Chirundu border between Zambia and Zimbabwe from the normal insurance agent and the total cost, including Zambia was $150 for all countries for ne year. It is cheaper for shorter periods.
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