Monday, 17. June 2019 at 07:23 AM
Monday, 17. June 2019 at 07:23 AM
Travelling Senegal is (relatively) safe Advertising
Travelling Senegal is (relatively) safe. We detected travel advisories from 6 sources for this specific country.
Senegal shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Senegal), the Advisory Index is 3.2 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Mali (4.6), Mauritania (3.9), Guinea-Bissau (3.3), Guinea with 2.7 and Gambia with 2.2 (of 5).
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. 
Exercise normal precautions in Senegal. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Exercise Increased Caution In: The Casamance region due to crime and landmines. Read the Safety and Security section on the country information page.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 1 - Travel is usually safe. 
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Pages/Travel-Advice.aspx
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. 
Avoid non-essential travel to the Casamance region, except for Cap Skirring, Zinguinchor and the main road connecting these two cities due to armed banditry and clashes between separatist groups and the Senegalese army.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. 
The Canadian goverment suggests: Exercise a high degree of caution.
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. 
High degree of caution
This is the general advisory covering the whole country.
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/senegal/
This is the change history of the risk assessment of Senegal.
The total rating for Senegal changed from 2.3 to 2.2. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Senegal to 1.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of -2.0 (by -1.0).
Senegal with its capital Dakar is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly smaller than South Dakota (196,190 km²). The country is located Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The climate can be described as tropical; hot, humid; rainy season (May to November) has strong southeast winds; dry season (December to April) dominated by hot, dry, harmattan wind. The landscape is generally low, rolling, plains rising to foothills in southeast. With a population of about 12.85 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Dakar |
| Population | about 12.85 million |
| Size | 196190 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly smaller than South Dakota |
| Common languages | French, Wolof |
| Timezone | Africa/Dakar with UTC offset of 0 hour(s) |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 230V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +221 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .sn |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | SN |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | SEN |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 686 |
Travel safety map for Senegal and bordering countries.
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Mali (4.6)
Mauritania (3.9)
Guinea-Bissau (3.3)
Guinea (2.7)
Gambia (2.2)
San Marino (Europe)
Sierra Leone (Africa)
Somalia (Africa)
Suriname (South America)