Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
Last verified: Thursday, 30. November 2023 at 08:25 AM
It is not safe to travel Niger It is not safe to travel Niger. We detected travel advisories from 6 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 4 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Libya (5), Mali (4.6), Burkina Faso (4.1), Nigeria (3.8), Chad (3.7), Benin with 3.3 and Algeria with 3 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Niger. 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 Niger.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
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 4.8 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 Niger due to the threat of terrorism and kidnapping, the presence of armed militants and the unpredictable security situation (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We've reviewed our advice for Niger and continue to advise do not travel. The security situation remains highly volatile. There's ongoing political instability. Protests and civil unrest are expected to continue and can turn violent without warning. Avoid government buildings, demonstrations, large crowds and political gatherings. Movement restrictions may be ...
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.
Last Update: Reissued on August 02, 2023 to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members. U.S. citizens have previously been advised to reconsider travel to Niger due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. On July 26, President Mohamed Bazoum was placed under house arrest amidst efforts to overthrow the democratically ...
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Niger: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Reisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/nigersicherheit/226384
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.
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 4.3 to 4.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government decreased their existing warning for Niger to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
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.
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Niger is currently rated at 4,8 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 6 official sources. It is not safe to travel Niger.
With these high scores (4,8) you should avoid all kind of travel to Niger and maybe pick another location. This is not a place for holidays.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 6 individual sources for Niger.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Niger. 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 Niger.
Niger has a size of 1,267,000 km² or 489,191 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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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.
Libya (5.0)
Mali (4.6)
Burkina Faso (4.1)
Nigeria (3.8)
Chad (3.7)
Benin (3.3)
Algeria (3.0)
New Caledonia (Oceania)
Namibia (Africa)
Norfolk Island (Oceania)