Carry passport copies for Buea's road checkpoints
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Police and gendarmerie checkpoints are common on Cameroon's roads, including the road from Buea to the coast. Carry photocopies of your passport and visa page rather than the original, and bring a few spares. Bus tickets are issued against your passport details, so the copy gets used more than once. Greet officers politely and stay calm, since impatience works against you.
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Carry passport copies for Buea's road checkpointsRoads in and out of Buea, motor parks
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