At least eight people, including a journalist, have been killed in recent weeks as the Islamic Movement of Nigeria continues to protest in multiple cities acros...
Are you planning a trip to Ghana soon? If you are going to spending time in the cities, make sure you have considered how you will minimise the risks of being t...
On Monday evening, two Canadian women aged 19 and 20 were abducted as they arrived at the Kumasi Royal Golf Club in Kumasi. The BBC reports that they were arriv...
On the 3rd of June, the US State Department issued a travel advisory urging people to 'reconsider travel to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, kidnapping.' T...
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated the travel advice for Kenya, warning aid workers in the country that they should 'satisfy themselves that t...
The US State Department issued a reminder to travellers that terrorism remains a threat in Kenya, and that militants may aim to carry out attacks during Ramadan...
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has warned of an increase in crime, including violent robbery, around Lubumbashi in the DRC. Law and order in the count...
Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has reached land in Mozambique as the equivalent of a Category 4 hurricane. Thousands of people have been evacuated in the north, and r...
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office is warning visitors to Addis Ababa that there has been an increase in reported crime against local nationals and expats...
This weekend, residents of Comoros will elect a new president. There is potential for the vote to prompt unrest and disruption, and the US Embassy has prohibite...
Earlier this week the US Embassy in Nigeria issued a warning that terrorist groups are planning to kidnap American and European nationals in Borno. A travel ban...
Tropical Cyclone Idai has already killed 111 people in Mozambique and Malawi - and has yet to make landfall. Severe flooding has led to the Government of Malawi...
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Please note - the views in the following feature are those of the author and are not necessarily endorsed by Safe Travels Magazine. Before travel, we recommend ...
Tropical Cyclone Gelena is set to pass close to Mauritius over the weekend and a class II cyclone warning is currently in place. Tropical Storm Funani is in the...
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The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has updated the travel warning for Mali, underlining the terror threat in Bamako. The new advice states that 'terrorist...
The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office updated travel advice this week to reflect a new curfew that is in place in Yendi, in northern Ghana. Local news reports ...
Last Friday, the US Embassy in Abuja issued a warning about the increase in Daesh propaganda videos targeting Nigeria. These videos are aimed at encouraging peo...
Canadian geologist Kirk Woodman was abducted and killed earlier this week in Burkina Faso - the latest incident that underlines the unraveling of security in th...
On Tuesday afternoon, five gunmen attacked the Dusit D2 hotel and office complex on Riverside Drive in the Westlands area of Nairobi.
If you are in Kenya or ...
Zimbabwe is currently experiencing protests and unrest, after the government increased fuel prices by 150% over the weekend. Unions called a three day general s...
