The riskiest vacation hot spots in Africa, as ranked by the US State Department
Sudan - Level 4: Do Not Travel

In April 2019, the department ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees.
Violence has flourished recently as protestors demonstrate against President Omar al-Bashir's 29 years in power. Government forces stoked chaos when they responded with unprecedented violence against civilians in the latest wave of violence since a 2013 response killed more than 170 protestors.
The country remains in limbo after al-Bashir declared a one-year nationwide state of emergency in February 2019 that would allow for uninhibited government actions against the protestors who are pushing back on his term that has seen atrocities against his own people.
South Sudan - Level 4: Do Not Travel

Conflicts among various political and ethnic groups have created widespread armed disputes and fostered a restrictive atmosphere. Foreign agents like journalists and US government officials have found the country difficult to navigate given the conditions, according to the report.
Somalia - Level 4: Do Not Travel

Widespread terrorist attacks and the subsequent violent government responses have claimed hundreds of civilian lives. Wide stretches of the country have also been devastated by famine, displacing residents and leaving them vulnerable to extreme poverty and violence.
Mali - Level 4: Do Not Travel

Ethnic violence has reached a fever pitch across the country after years of militia conflict. The government has proved largely ineffective in controlling extremist groups and protecting civilians from fatal violence.
Libya - Level 4: Do Not Travel

Terrorist and militia groups including jihadist and Islamist militia collective Brigade Defend Benghazi and Islamist militant group Ansar al-Shariah are of particular concern for the threats they pose to travelers, including detaining them at random, without access to legal or embassy resources
The advisory says:
"Outbreaks of violence between competing armed groups can occur with little warning and have the potential to impact US citizens. The capital, Tripoli, and other cities, such as Surman, Al-Jufra, Misrata, Ajdabiya, Benghazi, Sabha, and Dernah, have witnessed fighting among armed groups, as well as terrorist attacks. Hotels and airports frequented by Westerners have been caught in the crossfire. Even demonstrations intended to be peaceful can turn confrontational and escalate into violence."
Central African Republic - Level 4: Do Not Travel

The warning also references armed groups that control large areas and often kidnap civilians, and the US government has limited ability to assist US citizens in the country.
The government has been largely rendered ineffective as regional militant groups ramp up the violence that has plagued the country since it gained independence in 1960.
Burkina Faso - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

The warning also specifies several regions and neighborhoods in and outside of the capital city to which travel is completely prohibited due to a heightened threat of attack.
The country has seen an uptick in violence perpetrated by Al Qaeda and other groups tied to the Islamic State that reached Burkina Faso after advancing from Mali and Niger. In May 2018, more than 12 people were left dead as national tensions over regional and religious differences that are stoked by extremist groups reached a fever pitch.
Nigeria - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

US government authorities have limited access to provide emergency services to US citizens who may experience violence, according to the report.
Violence waged in the country by Boko Haram in 2018 included the unresolved abduction of 110 schoolgirls, the kidnapping and execution of two aid workers, and twin suicide bomb attacks.
Failed efforts by state and federal authorities have complicated counter-terrorism efforts amid violence between herdsmen and farmers. Citizens' trust in the state has eroded.
Democratic Republic of the Congo - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

The warning specifies threats of crime, Ebola, and kidnapping in the North Kivu and Ituri provinces in the northeast and armed conflict in the east of the country.
Ebola continues to pose a threat to the northeastern part of the Republic, where 1,506 people have died in the most recent 10-month outbreak. However, the US Center for Disease Control says the risk of infection for visitors is low.
Guinea-Bissau - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

Mauritania - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

The terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb launched several devastating attacks between 2005 and 2011, targeting diplomatic and government facilities and killing American and foreign tourists and aid workers.
Niger - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

The advisory warns of heightened terrorist activity in the areas bordering Mali, Libya, Burkina Faso, and throughout northern Niger. The US government has limited abilities to provide emergency services to travelers as they are restricted to the country's capital and required to maintain thorough security escorts.
The country has worked to counter repeated attacks by groups like Boko Haram and its offshoot, ISIS-West Africa, who attacked both military and civilian targets, particularly in the south. Terrorist groups thrive among the expanses of rough terrain along which Niger's borders are drawn, which make border security a challenge to enforce.
Burundi - Level 3: Reconsider Travel

US authorities have limited abilities to deliver emergency assistance to travelers, even in the case of police raids and violent clashes at the border.
Power struggles between the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority have crippled the country since it gained independence in 1962. A 12-year civil war that began in 1994 further damaged the country's functions.
Uganda - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Algeria - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Years of devastating civil war between the Algerian government and Islamist rebel groups in the 1990s disrupted the country, and created regional instability with Algeria's neighbors Mali, Niger, and Libya, which have since experienced tensions and violence at their borders.
South Africa - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Widespread civil unrest in the country also poses a threat of demonstrations that could disrupt travel or spark violence.
Republic of the Congo - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The Pool Region in the southwest is of particular concern for its violence, as the report notes that US government employees cannot travel to the area without special permission, making it difficult to assist Americans.
Madagascar - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The warning specifies that crime is common in the Ankarana and Montagne d'Ambre national parks, in addition to the coastal areas of Antananarivo, Batterie Beach, Toamasina (Tamatave), Tolagnaro, and Mahajunga.
The country's May 2019 parliamentary elections came after months of fiery protests and allegations of rampant corruption in the country's latest bout of civil unrest.
Kenya - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The warning also bars travel to the Kenya-Somalia border due to the threat of terrorism and the northwest Turkana County due to crime. Nairobi, the country's capital city, also poses threats of crime and kidnapping, according to the warning.
Morocco - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Eritrea - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The warning notes that Eritrean law enforcement often blocks communication between detained foreign nationals and their embassies and US government employees need special permission to travel outside of Asmara, the country's capital.
Mines have posed a threat to several areas across Eritrea since World War II, but most recently in the aftermath of the struggle for independence that lasted from 1962 to 1991 and its armed conflict at the border with Ethiopia in 1998 to 2000.
Removal efforts by the government and outside organizations have found mixed success, and mines still pose fatal threats to Eritreans.
Cameroon - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The report also identifies threats of armed conflict in the northwest and southwest regions and terrorism in the far north region.
Cote d'Ivoire - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The agency also says that foreign government authorities are limited in their abilities to assist visitors, as "embassy personnel are prohibited from driving outside the major cities after dark."
Ethiopia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The warning also marks the Somali Regional State as off-limits, due to threats of civil unrest, terrorism, kidnapping, and landmines. Armed conflict and civil unrest plague several regions, including border regions and several ethnic regional states.
Guinea - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Egypt - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The threats are widespread across the country, but the warning cites an increased risk on the Sinai Peninsula.
Zimbabwe - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Tanzania - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Terrorists can strike without warning on areas frequented by tourists, the agency warns, and LGBTQ people have been arrested, targeted, harassed, and/or charged with unrelated offenses upon suspicion of their sexual identity and activity.
Sierra Leone - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

Angola - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Benin - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Botswana - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Cabo Verde - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Djibouti - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Equatorial Guinea - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Gabon - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

The Gambia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Ghana - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Liberia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Malawi - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Mauritius - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Mozambique - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Namibia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Rwanda - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Sao Tome and Principe - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Tunisia - Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution

The country's borders with Algeria and Libya and a military zone in the southwest are listed among the more restricted areas for travelers.
Senegal - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Seychelles - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Togo - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

Zambia - Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions

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