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Travel Advisory Africa

South Africa
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

“Exercise Caution While Traveling In and Around South Africa”

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • General criminal activities
  • Sexual assault (rape)
  • Hijacking incidents
  • Power supply disruptions (power outages)
  • Abduction cases (kidnapping)
  • Deterioration of infrastructure
  • Gauteng
  • Durban
  • Cape Town
  • Bloemfontein
  • Heidelburg
  • N1
Algeria
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • General criminal activities Terrorism
  • Hijacking incidents
  • Natural Disaster
  • Abduction cases (kidnapping)
  • Deterioration of infrastructure
  • Sidi Bel Abbes
  • Annaba
  • Oran
  • Algiers
  • Setif
  • Tlemcen
  • Bechar
  • Tizi
  • Ouzou
  • Constantine
  • Blida
Angola
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Assault
  • Hijacking
  • Homicide
  • Armed Robbery
Benin
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Terror Attacks
  • Cotonou
  • Regions bordering Burkino Faso,Niger and Nigeria
Botswana
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status: Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

  • General Crimes
  • Kasane(near Chobe National Park)
  • Kgalagadi Transfrontier(Boredering Namibie and South Africa)
  • Maun (Gateway to the Okavango Delta)
Burkino Faso
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:  Do Not Travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

 

  • Terrorism
  • Crime
  • Kidnapping
  • General Crime
  • Hijackings

The Government of Burkina Faso has maintained a state of emergency in the entire East and Sahel regions, the provinces of Kossi and Sourou in the Boucle de Mouhoun region, the province of Kenedougou in the Hauts Bassins region, the province of Loroum in the North region, and the province of Koulpelogo in the Center-East region.

Burundi
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Violent Crime
  • Armed Violence
  • The former Central Market located on Chaussee Prince Louis Rwagasore in Bujumbura.
  • Cibitoke and Bubanza provinces and Kibira National Park.
Cameroon
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Crime
  • Kidnapping
  • Terrorism
  • Armed Violence

 

  • North, Far North, Northwest and Southwest Regions, and Parts of East and Adamawa Regions due to crime and kidnapping.
  • Far North Region due to terrorism.
  • Northwest and Southwest Regions due to armed violence, crime, and kidnapping.
Canary Island
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Cape Verde
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Central African Republic
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status: Do Not Travel⚫ 

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Civil Unrest
  • Demonstrations
  • Election Related Violence
  • Armed Conflict
  • Aggravated battery
  • Homicide
  • North
  • Northwest
Chad
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Terrorism
  • Armed Conflict
  • Minefields
  • Armed Robbery
  • Hijacking
  • Kidnappings
  • N’Djamena. 
  • Lake Chad Region. 
  • Tibesti Mountains. 
  • Ouaddaï Region. 
  • Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region.
  • Guéra Region. 
  • Kanem Region.
  • Salamat Region.
Comoros
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status: Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

 

  • Terrorism
  • Crime
  • Civil Unrest
  • Abobe
  • Adjame
  • Treichville
  • Yopougon
  • Attacoube
D.R. Of The Congo
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Crime
  • Civil Unrest
  • Armed Conflict
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping
  • Roberry
  • South Kivu
  • Tanganyika
  • Haut Lomami
  • Bas-Uele
  • Haut Uele
  • Kasai Provinces
  • Kasai Oriental
  • Kasai Central
  • Kasai
Djibouti
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Dorale
  • Khor Ambado
Egypt
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High🔴 

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Travel Restrictions
  • Landmines
  • Crime
  • Terrorism
  • Sinai Peninsula
  • Western Desert
  • Egyption Border
Equatorial Guinea
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Eritrea
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Travel Restrictions
  • Landmines
  • Crime
  • Tsorona
  • Humera
  • Zalambessa
Ethiopia
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Sporadic Violent
  • Civil Unrest
  • Crime
  • Communication Disruptions
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping
  • Nort Anseba
  • South Anseba
  • Border of the Tigray Regional State
Gabon
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Gambia
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Landmines
  • Sporadic border skirmishes
  • Southern Border with Senegal
Ghana
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Crime
  • Civil Unrest

 

  • Bono East
  • Bono
  • Savannah
  • Northen
  • North East
  • Upper East Regions
Guinea
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

Elevated occurrences in the areas of:

  • Civil Unrest
  • Crime

Currently Unkown

Guinea - Bissau
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

  • Civil Unrest
  • Violent Crime
  • bandim Market
  • Bissau Airport
Kenya
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Civil Unrest
  • Kidnapping

Nairobi 

Laikipia County

Western Areas of Kenya

Kenya- Somalia Border : DO NOT TRAVEL

Lesotho
Risk Level: Low - Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Liberia
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Urban Areas

Public Beaches

 

Libya
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:

Do Not Travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

  • Violent Crime
  • Civil Unrest
  • Kidnapping
  • Armed Conflict

Tripoli

Surman

Al-Jufra

Misrata

Ajdabiya

Benghazi

Sabha

Dernah

Hotels and Airports

Madagascar
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Tsaratanana

Betsiboka Region

Bongolava Region

Maintirano

Betroka 

Anosy Region

Malawi
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

Major Cities 

Urban Areas

Mali
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:

Do Not Travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping

Night clubs, hotels, restaurants, places of worship, international diplomatic missions, and other locations frequented by foreigners

 Outside Bamako

Mauritania
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping

Southern and Eastern Areas of Nouakchott

Rural Areas

Areas Bordering Mali

Mauritius
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Mayotte
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

Urban Areas

Major Cities

Morroco
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Terrorism

Tourist Locations

Transportation Hubs

Markets/Shopping Malls 

Local Government Facilities

Mosambique
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Health Issues
  • Terrorism

Pemba 

Cabo Delgado Province 

Namibia
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Niger
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:

Do Not Travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

  • Violent Crime
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping

Areas bordering Mali, Libya, Burkina Faso

Northern Niger

 Malian border area

Diffa region

Lake Chad region

Nigeria
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Civil Unrest
  • Kidnapping 
  • Maritime Crime

Borno

Yobe

Kogi

Northern Adamawa

Bauchi

Gombe

Kaduna

Kano

Katsina

Zamfara

Coastal areas of Akwa Ibom

Bayelsa

Cross River

Delta

Rivers states

 

REP.OF The Congo
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Brazzaville 

Public Beaches

Rwanda
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

  • Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Crowded Markets

Beaches

Sao Tome

Urban Areas

Senegal
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Seychelles
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢 

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Sierra Leone
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium 🟡

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Outside Freetown Peninsula

Somalia
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:

Do Not travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism 
  • Civil Unrest 
  • Health Issues
  • Kidnapping
  • Piracy

Puntland

Somaliland

Across Somalia

International Water near Somalia

Sudan
Risk Level: Do Not Travel

Current Status:

Do Not Travel ⚫

Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security. The situation presents grave dangers, and travel is not advisable at this time.

  • Armed Conflict
  • Civil Unrest
  • Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Kidnapping

Nationwide

Khartoum

Along border of Chad

South Sudan Border

Central Darfur State

Blue Nile

South Kordofan

Swaziland
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium 🟡 

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

  • Crime 
  • Civil Unrest

Manzini

Mbabane 

Big bend

Tanzania
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Targeting of LGBTIA+ persons 

Mtwara Region

Main Cities:

Dar es Salaam 

Arusha 

Mwanza

 

Togo
Risk Level: Low

Current Status: Low 🟢

Travelers are advised that the destination currently poses minimal risks. Exercise standard precautions, remain vigilant, and follow local laws and customs.

Tunisia
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Terrorism
  • Civil Unrest
  • Demonstrations and Strikes
  • Military Zones

Tunis Medina 

West Le Kram in Tunis

southeastern Tunisia along the border with Libya

Chaambi Mountain National Park area

 Desert south of Remada 

Jendouba south of Ain Drahem and west of RN15

El Kef

KasserinemSidi Bou Zid

Uganda
Risk Level: High

Current Status: High 🔴 

The destination has substantial risks. Travelers should seriously reconsider their travel plans, monitor the situation closely, and implement stringent safety measures to reduce exposure to potential dangers.

  • Violent Crime 
  • Terrorism
  • Anti-LGBTQI+ Legislation

Large Cities

Kampala

Entebbe

Karamoja region

Along Uganda’s western and northern borders

Western Sahara
Risk Level: Do not Travel

Current Status:

Do not Travel  ⚫

“Travel to this destination is strongly discouraged due to extreme risks to personal safety, health, or security.”

  • Terrorism
  • Landmines
  • Militarized Zones

Berm – separates the Moroccan-controlled part of Western Sahara from the rest of the Saharan territory, which borders Algeria and Mauritania

Zambia
Risk Level: Low - Medium

Current Status:

Low – Medium🟡 

The destination presents a slightly elevated risk. Travelers should exercise increased caution, stay informed of local conditions, and take necessary safety measures.

  • Petty Crime 
  • Sexual Assault
  • Political Demonstrations
  • Landmines along boarders

(Landmines) Areas bordering Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Mozambique

(Crime) Lusaka

Zimbabwe
Risk Level: Medium

Current Status: Medium 🟠

Travelers should exercise a high degree of caution due to significant risks. Stay well-informed, follow local advisories, and adopt heightened security measures to mitigate potential hazards.

  • Political Unrest
  • Demonstrations and Rallies
  • Smash and Grab
  • Pick-pocketing
  • Violence

Harare

Rural Areas 

Farming Areas