Burkina Faso travel advice – GOV.UK

For stability explanations, the FCDO advises against all but crucial vacation to:

• the cash Ouagadougou, up to the toll booths on all roads out of the city

The FCDO advises from all travel to:

There is no British Embassy in Burkina Faso and our skill to provide consular assistance is seriously minimal. The security problem in Burkina Faso has deteriorated substantially in modern yrs and stays risky. The political scenario in Burkina Faso stays unstable next the navy coup on 30 September 2022. More coups are attainable. If you select to journey to Burkina Faso you should really continue being vigilant and observe area media.

Land and air borders reopened on Monday 3 October. The curfew among 9pm – 5am has also been lifted.

It is extra important than ever to get travel insurance policies and look at it supplies adequate protect. See the FCDO’s guidance on international travel insurance plan.

Terrorists are incredibly possible to test to carry out assaults in Burkina Faso, which include in Ouagadougou. Assaults could be indiscriminate and occur with no warning. Places frequented by foreigners, together with diplomatic premises, accommodations, eating places, bars, nightclubs, stadiums, live performance halls, browsing locations, marketplaces, countrywide infrastructure, airports and other transportation hubs, areas of worship (particularly churches), countrywide parks, organizations with western passions and international, national and neighborhood government amenities might also be targets of assault.

You really should be vigilant, be alert to announcements, observe neighborhood media and observe the advice of the nearby authorities. Prevent all large gatherings, together with songs festivals, displays, concerts, sporting situations and any general public marches or demonstrations. You really should workout added warning in the course of election durations and throughout festivities, and spiritual and community vacation durations. On 11 June 2022, in excess of 100 individuals have been killed next a terrorist attack in Seytenga in the Province of Seno. More attacks are possible. See Terrorism.

Westerners have been kidnapped and killed in Burkina Faso and the broader Sahel location. There remains a large danger of kidnap in Burkina Faso, which include in Ouagadougou, and the broader Sahel location. Two westerners have been kidnapped in 2022 on your own. There is also a hazard that terrorist groups may well cross the border from Mali and the northern border with Niger into Burkina Faso to carry out kidnap assaults, which includes in Ouagadougou. See Kidnap.

A condition of emergency is presently in put in the pursuing 6 areas till December 2022: Centre-Est, Est, Nord, Boucle du Mouhoun, Sahel and Hauts-Bassins. The measure offers protection forces added powers to research homes and restrict freedom of movement.

Two navy zones are now in location in Soum in the north, and in the south-east on the border with Benin. Civilians found in these locations threat remaining mistaken for terrorists and caught up in military services functions.

If you are in Burkina Faso and you need to have crisis aid from the Uk federal government, contact the British Embassy in Accra.