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Africa travel safety overview

Africa spans 54 countries and stretches across every climate band on Earth. Our safety score blends official government travel advisories with verified international datasets so travellers can compare destinations on the same scale — not scroll through scattered warnings. Updated continuously, freshest signal wins.

How we rate destinations

Countries54

Algeria

Northern Africa

Partly Safe
13.0

/ 25

Angola

Middle Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Benin

Western Africa

Partly Safe
13.0

/ 25

Botswana

Southern Africa

Partly Safe
15.0

/ 25

Burkina Faso

Western Africa

Do Not Travel
9.0

/ 25

Burundi

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
7.0

/ 25

Cabo Verde

Western Africa

Safe
17.0

/ 25

Cameroon

Middle Africa

Reconsider Travel
9.0

/ 25

Central African Republic

Middle Africa

Do Not Travel
5.0

/ 25

Chad

Middle Africa

Do Not Travel
6.0

/ 25

Comoros

Eastern Africa

Partly Safe
13.0

/ 25

Congo

Middle Africa

Reconsider Travel
8.0

/ 25

Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

Middle Africa

Do Not Travel
6.0

/ 25

Cote d'Ivoire

Western Africa

Partly Safe
12.0

/ 25

Djibouti

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Egypt

Northern Africa

Partly Safe
13.0

/ 25

Equatorial Guinea

Middle Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Eritrea

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
8.0

/ 25

Eswatini

Southern Africa

Reconsider Travel
12.0

/ 25

Ethiopia

Eastern Africa

Do Not Travel
9.0

/ 25

Gabon

Middle Africa

Partly Safe
12.0

/ 25

Gambia

Western Africa

Partly Safe
13.0

/ 25

Ghana

Western Africa

Partly Safe
16.0

/ 25

Guinea

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
9.0

/ 25

Guinea-Bissau

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
9.0

/ 25

Kenya

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
13.0

/ 25

Lesotho

Southern Africa

Reconsider Travel
12.0

/ 25

Liberia

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Libya

Northern Africa

Do Not Travel
8.0

/ 25

Madagascar

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
11.0

/ 25

Malawi

Eastern Africa

Partly Safe
14.0

/ 25

Mali

Western Africa

Do Not Travel
7.0

/ 25

Mauritania

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Mauritius

Eastern Africa

Safe
18.0

/ 25

Morocco

Northern Africa

Partly Safe
16.0

/ 25

Mozambique

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
12.0

/ 25

Namibia

Southern Africa

Partly Safe
15.0

/ 25

Niger

Western Africa

Do Not Travel
8.0

/ 25

Nigeria

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
9.0

/ 25

Rwanda

Eastern Africa

Partly Safe
14.0

/ 25

Sao Tome and Principe

Middle Africa

Partly Safe
16.0

/ 25

Senegal

Western Africa

Partly Safe
15.0

/ 25

Seychelles

Eastern Africa

Safe
18.0

/ 25

Sierra Leone

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
11.0

/ 25

Somalia

Eastern Africa

Do Not Travel
4.0

/ 25

South Africa

Southern Africa

Partly Safe
14.0

/ 25

South Sudan

Eastern Africa

Do Not Travel
4.0

/ 25

Sudan

Northern Africa

Do Not Travel
6.0

/ 25

Tanzania

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
13.0

/ 25

Togo

Western Africa

Reconsider Travel
10.0

/ 25

Tunisia

Northern Africa

Partly Safe
14.0

/ 25

Uganda

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
11.0

/ 25

Zambia

Eastern Africa

Partly Safe
14.0

/ 25

Zimbabwe

Eastern Africa

Reconsider Travel
11.0

/ 25

Territories & dependencies2

Listed on their geographic continent with the sovereign in parentheses.

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