Current travel advisories for Ivory Coast

Last Update: Friday, 19. April 2019 at 07:24

We advice caution when travelling to Ivory Coast.

Travel warnings for this region [to world map].

Current situation : 2.4 / 5

Ivory Coast is a country in Africa (Western Africa) with around 19 million citizens and a land mass of 322,460 km². We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this country.

Bordering countries: 3.1 / 5

Ivory Coast shares land borders with 5 neighbouring states. For this country, the Danger Index is 3.1 (average value for all countries). All countries habe been reported as somehow dangerous: Mali (4.6), Burkina Faso (3.5), Guinea (2.7), Liberia with (2.4) and Ghana with (2.3 of 5). See danger map of the region.

Single advisories / travel warnings

Maltese government

https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:

Danger level: 1

Take normal precautions.

US American government

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/cote-d-ivoire-travel-advisory.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution in Cote d’Ivoire due to crime and terrorism. Violent crime, such as carjacking, robbery, and home invasion, is common. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting areas frequented by foreigners, such as beaches. The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens outside of Abidjan. Embassy personnel are prohibited from driving outside the major cities after dark, including between Abidjan, Grand Bassam, and Assinie. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.

Danger level: 2

Canadian government

https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/cote-d-ivoire-ivory-coast

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories)

Danger level: 2

Exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories).

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/cote-divoireivory-coast

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Exercise increased caution elsewhere in Côte d’Ivoire due to terrorism, violent crime and the potential for civil unrest.

Danger level: 2

Exercise increased caution / Some Risk.

New Zealand government

https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/cote-divoireivory-coast

Regional warning: This advisory covers a specific region.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel within 20km of the border with Liberia due to the presence of armed groups and the potential for cross-border attacks.

Reisewarnstufe: 4

Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.

Irish government

https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/ivory-coast/

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
High degree of caution

Danger level: 3

High degree of caution.

Cypriot government

http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/mfa2016.nsf/travel_en.html

National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.

Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel

Danger level: 4

Avoid non-essential travel.

If there is more than one advisory/message of a single government for a given country, it indicates regional differences in means of security for your personal health and well-being. Single messages can indicate specific regions to be safer or less safe as mentioned in the main advisory. In these cases it's advisable to consult your own governments information.

Warnindex Description

Extreme Warning (index value: 4.5 - 5)

You should avoid any trips. A high warning index is a sound indicator of potential harm to your health and well-being.

High Risk (index value: 3.5 - 4.5)

Travel should be reduced to a necessary minimum and be conducted with good preparation and high attention.

Medium Risk (index value: 2.5 - 3.5)

Warnings often relate to specific regions within a country. However, high attention is still advised when moving around.

Low Risk (index value: 0 - 2.5)

Usually this is an indicator that travelling in this country is relatively safe. Higher attention is advised with values > 1.

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Country information

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Basic facts

Citizens: around 19 million
Covering landmass: 322,460 km²
Electricity: 220V - 50Hz
Currency: Franc (XOF)
ISO 2-Letter Code: CI
Phone prefix: +225
Top Level Domain: .ci
Mobile frequencies (MHz): 900

Airports in Ivory Coast (extern)

Video

Pictures from the capital

"Côte d´Ivoire, Yamoussoukro, Le palais du president" uploaded by hubert foulon

"Côte d´Ivoire, Yamoussoukro, Le marchè" uploaded by hubert foulon

"Grande Mosquée Yamoussoukro" uploaded by scipion

"Yamoussoukro maison de Félix Houphouët-Boigny" uploaded by arno B

"Yamoussoukro " uploaded by unoblu

"nénu" uploaded by Yovo37

"Yamoussoukro - Nagymecset" uploaded by Vakariosz

"Magasin Supermag" uploaded by ssouley

"Basilica catholic cathedral... (Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast)" uploaded by Ihave5penises

"Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire." uploaded by Ndzulo

"La Basilique de Notre Dame de la Paix, Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast" uploaded by bastian birk

"Yamoussokro, la Basilique" uploaded by nggladene

"Yamoussokro" uploaded by nggladene

"Yamoussokro, le lac au caimon" uploaded by nggladene

"Yamoussokro" uploaded by nggladene

"Beside the Presidential Palace" uploaded by tushar.ssmc

"Yamoussoukro, Cote D'Ivoire" uploaded by tushar.ssmc

"Crocodiles Beside Presidential Palace, Yamoussoukro" uploaded by tushar.ssmc

"Yamoussoukro. Le palais présidentiel Côte d'Ivoire" uploaded by zhivik89

"Diocèse de Yamoussoukro" uploaded by zhivik89

"Statue commemorating Houphouët-Bloigny outside his church. Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire" uploaded by zhivik89

"Notre Dame de la Paix in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivore" uploaded by Luis Filipe Gaspar

"Basilique de Yamoussoukro" uploaded by Heart of giggle

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Note of the displayed travel advisories

These trabel advisories are automatically gathered. We use the RSS Feeds of the corresponding authorities of the single countries. In some cases, we analyse the website itself. Since the information originates from different countries and different countries have different understanding of danger and danger levels. Thus, the information displayed is an automized and normalized representation with no right to completeness and correctness. If a country is not shown, it doesn't necessarily mean it's safe. The information shown if a first indicator.