I will be following the footsteps of an older close friend of mine who went /out/ing in Africa in the 80s after he ran away from home at 17.
We met on similar desolate paths elsewhere and I learned much from him when it comes to approach and attitude to make a journey that doesn't rely on money to get you to your destinations. But, I had never dared to go to a place like Africa before talking to him.

But, I will need some modern preparations such as the ability to make e-Visas, what power plugs are used, where to avoid insurgent or militia ruled areas, etc.
Is there any better source than https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Main_Page
Any personal experiences and advice is also welcome.

>inb4 go /out/ing in your backyard like we always do
No

>>2823579 (OP)
>power
There hasn't been any work done on the grid since your mate went through there 40 years ago.

>>2823579 (OP)
just avoid the sahel entirely, probably same with Sierra Leone and Liberia, and make sure there's no election coming up, just check before
and it will probably help a lot if you speak some french
your country probably has some kind of ressources for foreign travels search for that

>>2823582
this

>>2823966
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Don't let anyone tell you you can't do this. I used to visit Senegal just for fun, and was in Bissau one time. I've walked into the impenetrable bush plenty of times with no plan, though always with a good map. You would fulfil my dream if you were to do this type of adventure in all the countries in the region. Senegal is objectively the best though, with no visa, unrest, or corruption to worry about.
Pic is a crocodile-infested water hole I found after walking across dried-up streambeds for a day and a half.

>>2825963
>I used to visit Senegal just for fun, and was in Bissau one time.
Can you share more? How would you go about your visit in the past? Were there tourist trap areas you had to avoid to make the most of your trip? In my experience you have to leave the big cities that attracts local migrants and the typical foreign tourists. But what you encounter in the smaller places can vary from completely closed off to welcoming curiosity and willingness to give recommendations.
>Pic is a crocodile-infested water hole I found after walking across dried-up streambeds for a day and a half.
How did you manage your actual outing periods? Did you dare bring a tent?

>Senegal is objectively the best though, with no visa, unrest, or corruption to worry about.
I have found that many of the countries I wanted to go to aren't even offering tourist tier visas anymore either because they are in a current conflict or a recent change in government means the new military leaders put a blanket ban on most foreign entries.

>>2826617
There's not a shithole on earth you can't get a visa for if you really want it. You just have to have boots on the ground in a neighboring country and talk to people. Check out the FB group West Africa Travellers for country-specific protips.
>Did you dare bring a tent?
I have a Hennessy hammock, the kind with the double bottom so mosquitos can't bite your ass. I string it up high when I'm in lion country, although a ZA fag i talked to told me lions don't fuck with tents, because they don't understand there's food inside them.
My strategy is just to browse google maps and look for neat wilderness/topographic areas, then I go camp there. I've never met locals who were anything but chill, so I've never had to revise my methods.

>>2826647
here's one of my campsites in the upper gambia basin.

>>2826650
>>2826647
>You just have to have boots on the ground in a neighboring country and talk to people
Thats the plan I set out for myself as well to still make my destinations.
>FB group West Africa Travellers
Great recommendation. Getting a lot of useful information from the posts there.
Thanks! Sounds like youve been doing exactly what I'm keen on doing.

>>2826764
there's so much more I want to do but i have a life now and it isn't so easy to take 2 months off anymore. I hope you come back here and report on your trip. Better learn French if you haven't already.

>>2823579 (OP)
The Gambaga Escarpment in northern Ghana looks badass
Also the Loma Mountains, so high you're no longer sweating from the tropics.

>>2823579 (OP)
Avoid Mali, Burkina, Nigeria (northern Nigeria is a no-go zone for anyone who isn't part of Boko Haram) and Niger at all costs, unless you're idea of going /out/ consists of being taken hostage by jihadists or captured by mercenaries who will try to sell you out to the authorities by claiming you're a french agent (they do not care that you're not french, if you're white they can and will try to sell you out and run away with the money while the police slowly realizes you're not one of Macron's special agents the Wagner Group told them are everywhere). Sucks if you want to do desert stuff I guess but if that's the case you should look at Namibia and Botswana, or the Arabic Peninsula.
Cameroon is a bit of a crapshoot. The north and north-west have had some pretty unstable coexistance for the francophone population and anglophone minority and things have gotten a lot worse in the last decade. Incursions by nigerian armed groups and jihadists do not help. The south is okay but tough to get in unless you're travelling with a guide or some people who know their stuff because it's mostly dense tropical forests.
Central African Republic is o be avoided unless you want to get shot.
Congo-Brazza is fine, Congo-Kinshasa is to be avoided.
No matter where you go though, you must first map out the parks and if you plan on getting in there, contact the rangers beforehand. Depending on where you are, you could wind up in areas that have to deal with poaching be it of animals or wood, and rangers don't fuck around with that. They need to know what groups to look out for and what guys to shoot at because they're trying to grab some gorilla sperm to sell to chinese madmen who think it will make them immortal or some shit.

>>2827833
I stumbled on a ranger camp in Senegal after camping illegally in Niokolo Koba for a week. They just looked through my bag and told me I was an asshole, then gave me dinner and a ride to the park office so I could buy a pass.
Not saying you're 100% wrong. But if you can be chill and honest, and flatter anyone wearing epaulets, you'll go a long way.

>>2827954
is that muzzle on the gun chipped off? kek

>>2823579 (OP)
West Africa is probably the worst part of Africa for /out/ing unfortunately. Theres probably a few nice gems, but every other part of Africa has what it has, but better
>dense endless jungles with unique fauna
Central Africa does it better
>vast semi arid bush, and all that comes with it
Southern and east Africa mog
>deserts of all kinds from rocky cliffs to towering dunes
Southern and North Africa win. The parts of west Africa that do have this are no-go zones
>tall mountains and dramatic landscapes
Eastern and southern africa win again

West Africa only has like 3 kinds of landscapes that look the same across all the countries that share it

>>2829080
it's a vibe, tho

>>2825963
Are you able to camp in National Parks in Africa or did you stealth camp (sounds kind of risky in a foreign country desu).
>>2826650
How do you even climb around to get your hammock tied so high up? My fat ass could never do that.

>>2828008
No, moron.