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The rally is for the most part conducted on roads which are relatively remote. In order to draw more spectators, and also originating as a political appeasement, the concept of key cities was introduced in 1961. According to the SAR Accords, each year the board of directors of the Rally Motorsport Union of Africa must decide on at least five major cities were the competition is to run through, in addition to the three permanent cities of {{W|Casablanca}}, {{W|Dakar}}, and {{W|Lagos}}. {{W|Kinshasa}}, {{W|Accra}} and {{W|Windhoek}} have all been selected almost every year since the 2000s. The Key cities selected for the {{Currentyear}} rally are {{W|Monrovia}}, {{W|Abidjan}}, Lagos, Kinshasa, Accra, and Windhoek. | The rally is for the most part conducted on roads which are relatively remote. In order to draw more spectators, and also originating as a political appeasement, the concept of key cities was introduced in 1961. According to the SAR Accords, each year the board of directors of the Rally Motorsport Union of Africa must decide on at least five major cities were the competition is to run through, in addition to the three permanent cities of {{W|Casablanca}}, {{W|Dakar}}, and {{W|Lagos}}. {{W|Kinshasa}}, {{W|Accra}} and {{W|Windhoek}} have all been selected almost every year since the 2000s. The Key cities selected for the {{Currentyear}} rally are {{W|Monrovia}}, {{W|Abidjan}}, Lagos, Kinshasa, Accra, and Windhoek. | ||
In addition to Key cities, there are numerous towns and villages which the rally runs through every year; this is usually due to the location of the settlement. Such towns include Bindele in {{W|Equatorial Guinea}}, which the race runs through before it follows the road to {{W|Oyem}} into {{W|Gabon}}, the capital {{W|Conakry}} | In addition to Key cities, there are numerous towns and villages which the rally runs through every year; this is usually due to the location of the settlement. Such towns include Bindele in {{W|Equatorial Guinea}}, which the race runs through before it follows the road to {{W|Oyem}} into {{W|Gabon}}, the capital {{W|Conakry}}. As the race follows the N3 road by the {{W|Guinea|Guinean}} coast, {{W|Banjul}} which is the capital of {{W|Gambia}}, harboring the only major ferry crossing of the rally, and the border town of {{W|Vioolsdrif}} in {{W|South Africa}} bordering {{W|Namibia}} are also such towns. | ||
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