The US Department of State has placed 23 countries, including 11 African nations, under its highest Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisory, while Nigeria remains on Level 3 with some states still flagged as Level 4.
The United States Department of State has advised its citizens not to travel to 23 countries after placing them under its highest travel advisory, Level 4: Do Not Travel.
According to an updated travel advisory published on Saturday on the department’s TravelGov X account, countries placed under Level 4 are considered highly dangerous or are locations where the US government’s ability to assist its citizens is severely limited.
“We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1–4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there,” the department said in the notice posted on Thursday.
It added, “These places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason.”
Tribune reports that the advisory identifies 11 African countries among those on the Level 4 list: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
The full list of 23 countries under Level 4 is as follows:
Afghanistan Belarus Burkina Faso Burma (Myanmar) Central African Republic Chad Democratic Republic of the Congo Haiti Iran Iraq Lebanon Libya Mali Niger North Korea Russia Somalia South Sudan Sudan Syria Uganda Ukraine Yemen
The latest update follows the State Department’s earlier decision to keep Nigeria on Level 3: Reconsider Travel, while maintaining Level 4: Do Not Travel advisories for some Nigerian states over security concerns.
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