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=COMESA Insurance=
 
=COMESA Insurance=
COMESA or "Yellow card" is liability insurance valid for many Eastern African countries.
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COMESA (sometimes called "Yellow card") is liability insurance valid for many Eastern African countries.
  
 
=Countries that use COMESA=
 
=Countries that use COMESA=
Many of the following countries require COMESA insurance, and you will likely be asked for it at the border
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The following countries in Africa require COMESA insurance, and you will likely be asked for it at the border before you can enter: <br/>
 
[[Libya]], [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]], [[Burundi]], [[Congo]], [[Djibouti]], [[Zimbabwe]], and [[Swaziland]].
 
[[Libya]], [[Egypt]], [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Kenya]], [[Tanzania]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Zambia]], [[Malawi]], [[Burundi]], [[Congo]], [[Djibouti]], [[Zimbabwe]], and [[Swaziland]].
  
 
=Price=
 
=Price=
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The price will vary greatly depending on where you buy it, and how good your negotiation skills are. <br />
 
The price will vary greatly depending on where you buy it, and how good your negotiation skills are. <br />
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In 2018, [http://theroadchoseme.com The Road Chose Me] paid <price cost="82" currency="USD" /> for six months of COMESA for a 4x4. This is the total price for local Zambian Insurance and COMESA. [[Zambia]] is known to be a cheap country to get COMESA
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In 2017, [http://twomonkeys.in the Two Monkeys] paid about <price cost="90" currency="USD" /> for 12 months in [[Kenya]], it has to be bought in conjunction with the underlying Kenyan third party insurance for the same period. This cost another <price cost="75" currency="USD" />.
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In 2013, [http://unurban.no UnUrban Adventures] negotiated the following for their 4x4 Nissan Patrol in [[Tanzania]] <br />
 
In 2013, [http://unurban.no UnUrban Adventures] negotiated the following for their 4x4 Nissan Patrol in [[Tanzania]] <br />
  
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* '''3 to 6 months:''' <price cost="100" currency="USD" />
 
* '''3 to 6 months:''' <price cost="100" currency="USD" />
 
* '''6 to 12 months:''' <price cost="180" currency="USD" />
 
* '''6 to 12 months:''' <price cost="180" currency="USD" />
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In 2012, the price for a Honda NX 250 cc motorcycle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was
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*'''Up to 6 months:''' <price cost="900" currency="ETB" />

Latest revision as of 13:21, 4 April 2019

COMESA Insurance[edit]

COMESA (sometimes called "Yellow card") is liability insurance valid for many Eastern African countries.

Countries that use COMESA[edit]

The following countries in Africa require COMESA insurance, and you will likely be asked for it at the border before you can enter:
Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia, Malawi, Burundi, Congo, Djibouti, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland.

Price[edit]

Currency to display:

The price will vary greatly depending on where you buy it, and how good your negotiation skills are.

In 2018, The Road Chose Me paid $82.00 USD for six months of COMESA for a 4x4. This is the total price for local Zambian Insurance and COMESA. Zambia is known to be a cheap country to get COMESA

In 2017, the Two Monkeys paid about $90.00 USD for 12 months in Kenya, it has to be bought in conjunction with the underlying Kenyan third party insurance for the same period. This cost another $75.00 USD.

In 2013, UnUrban Adventures negotiated the following for their 4x4 Nissan Patrol in Tanzania

  • Up to 3 months: $80.00 USD (according to the guys it was the same for 1 to 3 months)
  • 3 to 6 months: $100.00 USD
  • 6 to 12 months: $180.00 USD

In 2012, the price for a Honda NX 250 cc motorcycle in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was

  • Up to 6 months: Br900.00 ETB