W Africa visa schedule: rough plan (2019)

Below is the visa info I compiled before leaving on the trip. We are 1 German lady and 1 Irish gent. Mostly the info is appropriate for Europeans generally.

I will report on the progress when we reach Africa and begin to put it to the test (Early Oct '19).

This information comes from a number of sources.

1) Some of it I compiled by emailing embassies.
2) Some comes from a discussion forum on Horizons Unlimited with several contributors
3) Some from individual bloggers
4) And always there's the wonderful Chloe Grant! (Aka, CREER in some forums - see the West Africa Travellers FB group that she founded.)

Bear in mind that even now some of this information will be changing - the situation in W Africa is volatile.

Also, Chloe*, re obtaining Cote d'Ivoire visa says; 'Cote d'Ivoire, NOT IN DAKAR! Anywhere but Dakar! And apply online https://snedai.com/visaenambassade/ '

Matt Richards* says; 'Cotonou are not issuing Nigerian visas, I was at the embassy there this morning. You'll be referred to the visa on arrival scheme instead.'

*On West Africa Travellers FB

My approach has been to find out as much as I can prior to going and then I will check as I travel - and post here as I find.


(Below, I list the country for which the visa is required and then the city where the visa can be obtained - with accompanying info. Remember, this is for guidance only and you should double check everything!)


Morocco
Not needed n/a

Western Sahara
Not needed n/a

Mauritania
Rabat (MOROCCO) Email reply said we could get it at 'arrival'
Mauri Emb. 6, rue Thami Lamdawar, Soussi, Rabat - (+212) (537) 65 66 78
This info is from 2012 - but checked map for embassy 2018

Senegal
Casablanca (MOROCCO) Senegal Consulate 34 Avenue Idriss Slaoui Quartier Anfa20050 Casablanca Morocco
Sen Emb; 17 Rue Cadi Ben Hammadi Senhadji, Rabat

Mali
Dakar (SENEGAL) Fann Residence, Corniche Ouest N° 23,
B.P. 478, Dakar - (+221) 33 824 62 50 / 2

Guinea
Dakar (SENEGAL) http://embassyofequatorialguinea.co.uk/visa-application/
PG5H+G8 Dakar, Senegal - +221 33 824 86 06
14.708634, -17.471914

Cote d'Ivoire**
Dakar (SENEGAL) MGXR+FF Dakar (Rue PE 40?) seems to be same
221 33 869 02 70   http://tourismeci.org/
http://cotedivoire.ahibo.com/
** See comments from Chloe Grant above - check on W Africa Travellers FB

Ghana
Rabat (MOROCCO) http://www.ghanaembassy-ci.org/publication/APPLICATION%20FORM%202.pdf
www.ghanaembassy-ci.org
27, Rue Ghomara La Pinede-Souissi  +212 (0) 537 757 620

Togo
Accra, Ghana Togo Embassy (see Charles?)
Fourth Circular Rd, Accra, Ghana
HRGC+CM Accra, Ghana
233 30 277 7950

Benin
Accra, Ghana https://evisa.gouv.bj/en/faq
Benin Embassy; N Airport Rd, Accra, Ghana
JR87+PC Accra, Ghana
233 30 277 4860 -  (see Charles?)

Nigeria***
Cotonou (BENIN) Rue 232, Cotonou, Benin
9C3P+47 Cotonou, Benin
+234 907 388 7021
*** See comments from Matt Richards above - check on W Africa Travellers FB

Cameroon
Calabar (Nigeria) Judges Quaters, Ekorinim,, Calabar, Nigeria
X8WF+CC Calabar, Nigeria

Gabon
Lomé (TOGO) 56JM+4R Lome, Togo
+228 22 26 75 63

Republic Congo
Lomé (TOGO) Ecobank Agoe
Lycée Agoe Est, ,,Togo, Lome, Togo
+228 22 21 72 14
http://www.dgdn-togo.tg/
56Q5+MF Lome, Togo (Togo Visa Office - VTE?)

DRC
Cotonou (BENIN) http://oneroadoneworld.com/visa-applications-in-west-africa-2/
Cotonou - where??
Carré n° 221 Ayélawadjè
(+229) 21 30 91 78 / 80

Angola
Accra (GHANA) JR67+V5 Accra, Ghana
http://www.angolaembassyghana.org/
No.5 Agbaamo street,Airport West
Residential Area-Accra

Botswana
Not needed

Namibia
Not needed n/a

S Africa
Not needed n/a

Big Trip 19

This blog tracks the progress of the journey undertaken by m'lady Angelika and I (Simon Hopper) between July 1 2019 and August ? 2020.

We'll ride by motorbike from London to Nordkapp (Norway) and then through Europe, across to Morocco and down the west coast of Africa to Cape Agulhas and Cape Town.

The purpose of this blog is to act as a reference for those who wish to travel a similar route. It builds on the work of many who have done this before us and whose information we gratefully used to make our own plans. See the Those Who Help posting on my BigTrip19 blog.

You can read more about it at http://bigtrip19.blogspot.com/ or by clicking on the link at the top of this page

Visalog

Here I will place all the visa information (and maybe info re other border-crossing-related matters) arising from our Big Motorcycle Trip 19.