COMESA Insurance
COMESA (sometimes called "Yellow card") is liability insurance valid for many Eastern African countries.
Countries that use COMESA
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
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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 on top of that. 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