Last verified: Thursday, 25. April 2024 at 08:17 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 25. April 2024 at 08:17 AM
Please reconsider your need to travel to Burundi Please reconsider your need to travel to Burundi. We detected travel advisories from 5 sources for this specific country.
Burundi shares a land border with 3 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Burundi), the Advisory Index is 3.4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Democratic Republic of the Congo (3.7), Tanzania with 3 and Rwanda with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Burundi. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Burundi.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Burundi.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Burundi from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.0 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel to the provinces of Cibitoke and Bubanza and border areas with the Democratic Republic of Congo and with Rwanda, due to the risk of armed attacks (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The land border with Rwanda is currently closed. We advise do not travel to Kibira National Park and areas of Bujumbura Rural province west of the Rusizi river. All passengers entering or leaving Burundi via Bujumbura Airport must now register online before travelling. We advise: Reconsider your need to travel to Burundi overall due to the threat of terrorism ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/burundi
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Reconsider travel to Burundi due to crime, health, and political violence. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel to: The former Central Market located on Chaussee Prince Louis Rwagasore in Bujumbura due to the risk of violent crime. Cibitoke and ...
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Undvik icke nödvändiga resor - Undvik alla resor till Kibira nationalpark. Parken sträcker sig över provinserna Bubanza och Citibok samt Kayanza och Muramvya. Det har skett sammandrabbningar mellan oppositionens anhängare och landets säkerhetsstyrkor. Internationella terrorattacker är möjliga. Burundi har deltagit i fredsbevarande operationer i Somalia, ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Burundi. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Burundi changed from 4.6 to 4.2. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Burundi to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -2.0).
The total rating for Burundi changed from 4.8 to 5.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Burundi to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Burundi changed from 4.7 to 4.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Burundi to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Burundi changed from 4.8 to 4.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Burundi to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Burundi changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 5.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 5.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 5.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 4.0.
The Australian government issued a new warning for Burundi with a rating of 5.0.
Burundi with its capital Bujumbura is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly smaller than Maryland (27,830 km²). The country is located Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo. The climate can be described as equatorial; high plateau with considerable altitude variation (772 m to 2,670 m above sea level); average annual temperature varies with altitude from 23 to 17 degrees centigrade but is generally moderate as the average altitude is about 1,700 m; average annual rainfall is about 150 cm; two wet seasons (February to May and September to November), and two dry seasons (June to August and December to January). The landscape is hilly and mountainous, dropping to a plateau in east, some plains. With a population of about 8.69 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Bujumbura |
| Population | about 8.69 million |
| Size | 27.830 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Common languages | French, Rundi |
| Currency | Franc (short: BIF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +257 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bi |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BI |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BDI |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 108 |
These are problems Burundi is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Burundi. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Burundi.
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Burundi is currently rated at 4,0 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 5 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Burundi.
The score is rather high (4,0) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Burundi. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 5 individual sources for Burundi.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Burundi. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Burundi.
Burundi has a size of 27,830 km² or 10,745 mi² which is slightly smaller than Maryland.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
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Tanzania (3.0)
Rwanda (3.0)
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