December 04, 2025
Travelling in Africa
Travel to Africa should be well prepared as there are huge variation in the overall safety situation. At a high level, the risk from disease, especaily malaria in West Africa and parts of Southern Africa should be researched and road traffic accidents remain a constant thrreat.
The Sahel is highly unstable, particulary Mali, Chad, Burkina Fasa, Niger, Northern Nigeria. Parts of Somalia and Ethiopia are also in a flux of conflict. In mid April 23 Sudan descended into open civil war between the government/Army and the Rapid Suppoert Forces (RSF). A coup in early August 23 disposed the elected goverment in Niger but the region into further crisis. The risk from terrorism is significant in Kenya, parts of Egypt (Sinai).However, many parts of West Africa and Southern Africa are stable - The key is research. Check out the FCDO and also major global risk management companies such as Sibylline, ISOS/CRG, Salamanca & Worldaware.
South Africa will continue to have extensive power cuts for months if not years to come as the energy supply sector is broken. The state of the Zimbabwean economy is desperate with inflation running at about 250%, daily power cuts and mass unemployment, An election is due and Zanu-PF will do what is necessary, including violent repression to stay in power.
Current highlights:
- Uganda: Elections on 15th January 2026
- Ethiopia: Marburg outbreak
- Tanzania: Samia wins presidentail elections with 98% majority - violence reported
- Tanzania: UK FCDO now advises against all but essential traval due to unrest
- South Africa: G20 meets Jo'burg 22-23 November
- Mali: EU contires advice citizens to leave due to worsening security situation
- Kenya: heavy rains in some areas, landslide kills 20
- Madagascar: Reports that president has fled country
- Sudan: RSF capture town of El-Fasher & thousands flee
- Kenya: Street protests following opposition leader death (in India)
- Sudan: Increase political clashes between SAF & RSF
- Angola: Protests due to fuel costs rising
- South Africa: USA imposes 30% tariffs on goods to US
- Zimbabwe: Power outages until at least December
- Mali: Increased attacks on military bases
- Mali: Islamist attack on town of Boulikessi
- Zimbabwe: Shops shutdown as protests against president
- Sudan: Army recapture Khartoum presidential palace
- DRC: M23 rebels enter Bukavu
- Botswana: Flooding on border with South Africa
- Ivory Coast: French troops to withdrawl
- MPox: spreads to DRC, Kenya, Uganda, 14,000 cases
- Rwanda: Outbreak of Marburg disease
- Nigeria: increase in cases of Chlorea
- Zimbabwe: Accute drought conditions
- Mozambique: Elevated malaria risk
- Zambia: Power cuts anticipated
- Kenya: Continued risk from terrorism
- South Africa: Power cuts continue
