Current travel advisories for Rwanda
Last Update: Saturday, 24. August 2019 at 07:22
Travelling Rwanda is (relatively) safe.
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Current situation : 2 / 5
Rwanda is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa) with around 11 million citizens and a land mass of 26,338 km². We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this country.
Bordering countries: 3.5 / 5
Rwanda shares land borders with 4 neighbouring states. For this country, the Danger Index is 3.5 (average value for all countries). All countries habe been reported as somehow dangerous: Burundi (4.7), Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.8), Uganda with (2.9) and Tanzania with (2.4 of 5). See danger map of the region.
Single advisories / travel warnings
US American government
http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/rwanda-travel-advisory.html
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
Exercise normal precautions in Rwanda.
If you plan to enter the Democratic Republic of the Congo, read the Democratic Republic of the Congo Travel Advisory.
Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
Danger level: 1
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Irish government
https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/rwanda/
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
Normal precautions
Danger level: 1
Normal precautions.
New Zealand government
https://www.safetravel.govt.nz/rwanda
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
Avoid non-essential travel to Rwanda's borders with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi due to the unpredictable security situation, and the risk of banditry and cross-border incursions by armed groups.
Danger level: 4
Avoid non-essential travel / High Risk.
Finnish government
https://um.fi/resemeddelande/-/c/RW
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
Iaktta normal försiktighet - Säkerhetsläget i Rwanda är relativt stabilt. Det finns risk för terrorattacker. Undvik folksamlingar. Undvik onödiga resor till gränstrakterna mot Burundi, Uganda och Demokratiska republiken Kongo. Striderna i Demokratiska republiken Kongo påverkar tidvis också Rwanda. Anlita en känd resebyrå om du tänker besöka en naturpark.
Danger level: 2
Travel is usually safe. .
Canadian government
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/rwanda
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
Danger level: 3
Exercise a high degree of caution.
Maltese government
https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
National warning: This advisory covers the whole country.
Brief summary:
Overall, the Ministry has no particular adverse remarks regarding travel to this particular country. However, due to the ongoing insecurity in some neighbouring countries, all Maltese nationals are encouraged to exercise a high degree of caution in the areas along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi.
Danger level: 3
Avoid all but essential travel to certain areas.
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.
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Basic facts
- Citizens
- around 11 million
- Covering landmass
- 26,338 km²
- Electricity
- 230V - 50Hz
- Currency
- Franc (RWF)
- ISO 2-Letter Code
- RW
- Phone prefix
- +250
- Top Level Domain
- .rw
- Mobile frequencies (MHz)
- 900
Airports in Rwanda (extern)