Last verified: Sunday, 26. January 2020 at 07:22 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 26. January 2020 at 07:22 AM
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Please reconsider your need to travel to Niger Please reconsider your need to travel to Niger. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Niger shares a land border with 7 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Niger), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Libya (5), Mali (4.7), Burkina Faso (3.8), Chad (3.7), Nigeria (3.2), Algeria with 2.8 and Benin with 2 (of 5).
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Niger.
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 Niger from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Niger: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise: Teilreisewarnung. The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/nigersicherheit/226384
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reconsider travel to Niger due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. Country Summary: Violent crime, such as armed robbery, is common. Terrorist groups continue plotting kidnappings and possible attacks in Niger. Terrorists may attack with little or no warning, targeting foreign and local government facilities and areas frequented by Westerners. Terrorists ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Do not travel outside the capital Niamey due to the threat of terrorism and kidnapping, the presence of armed militants and the unpredictable security situation.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/niger/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We've reviewed our travel advice for Niger. We haven't changed our level of advice: Do not travel to Niger due to the high threat of kidnapping, terrorist attack, crime and the unpredictable security environment. Different levels of advice apply in the capital, Niamey.
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/niger
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Niger.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/niger/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid all travel (with regional advisories).
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Niger. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Niger changed from 4.1 to 4.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Niger to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Niger changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 4.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 4.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 5.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 5.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Niger with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Niger changed from 3.5 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Niger to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +2.0).
Niger with its capital Niamey is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,267,000 km²). The country is located Western Africa, southeast of Algeria. The climate can be described as desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south. The landscape is predominately desert plains and sand dunes; flat to rolling plains in south; hills in north. With a population of about 13.27 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Niamey |
| Population | about 13.27 million |
| Size | 1.267.000 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Common languages | French, Hausa, Kanuri |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +227 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .ne |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | NE |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | NER |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 562 |
These are problems Niger is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
Environmental problems
Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Niger. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Niger.
Export products
Import products
Niger is currently rated at 4,3 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Niger.
The score is rather high (4,3) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Niger. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Niger.
Niger has a size of 1,267,000 km² or 489,191 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
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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.
Libya (5.0)
Mali (4.7)
Burkina Faso (3.8)
Chad (3.7)
Nigeria (3.2)
Algeria (2.8)
Benin (2.0)
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