Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Last verified: Tuesday, 13. August 2024 at 08:21 AM
Please reconsider your need to travel to Burkina Faso Please reconsider your need to travel to Burkina Faso. We detected travel advisories from 7 sources for this specific country.
Burkina Faso shares a land border with 6 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Burkina Faso), the Advisory Index is 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Niger (4.7), Mali (4.6), Ghana (3.4), Ivory Coast (3.3), Benin with 3.2 and Togo with 2.5 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Burkina Faso. 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 Burkina Faso.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Burkina Faso.
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 Burkina Faso from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 4.1 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 Burkina Faso overall due to the volatile security situation and the high threat of kidnapping, terrorism and armed banditry (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Burkina Faso: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/burkinafasosicherheit/212336
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We've reviewed our advice for Burkina Faso and continue to advise do not travel due to the high threat of terrorism and kidnapping. The security situation in Burkina Faso continues to be volatile. Terrorist attacks can occur throughout Burkina Faso, including in Ouagadougou. Attacks could happen in places visited by foreigners, including airports, public transport ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/burkina-faso
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Do not travel to Burkina Faso due to terrorism, crime, and kidnapping. Country Summary: Terrorist groups continue plotting attacks in Burkina Faso. Terrorists may conduct attacks anywhere with little or no warning. Targets could include hotels, restaurants, police stations, customs offices, areas ...
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 Burkina Faso. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Burkina Faso changed from 3.8 to 3.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Burkina Faso to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Burkina Faso changed from 3.6 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Burkina Faso to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Burkina Faso changed from 3.8 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government decreased their existing warning for Burkina Faso to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Burkina Faso changed from 3.6 to 3.8. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Burkina Faso to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Burkina Faso changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 4.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 4.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 4.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 3.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 3.0.
The German government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 3.0.
The United States government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 4.0.
The Australian government issued a new warning for Burkina Faso with a rating of 4.0.
Burkina Faso with its capital Ouagadougou is a country in Africa (Western Africa), slightly larger than Colorado (274,200 km²). The country is located Western Africa, north of Ghana. The climate can be described as tropical; warm, dry winters; hot, wet summers. The landscape is mostly flat to dissected, undulating plains; hills in west and southeast. With a population of about 14.76 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Ouagadougou |
| Population | about 14.76 million |
| Size | 274.200 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly larger than Colorado |
| Common languages | French |
| Currency | Franc (short: XOF) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +226 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .bf |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | BF |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | BFA |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 854 |
These are problems Burkina Faso 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 Burkina Faso. 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 Burkina Faso.
Export products
Import products
Burkina Faso is currently rated at 4,1 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 7 official sources. Please reconsider your need to travel to Burkina Faso.
The score is rather high (4,1) and you should avoid all non-essential travel to Burkina Faso. Maybe pick another location.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 7 individual sources for Burkina Faso.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Burkina Faso. 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 Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso has a size of 274,200 km² or 105,869 mi² which is slightly larger than Colorado.
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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.
Niger (4.7)
Mali (4.6)
Ghana (3.4)
Ivory Coast (3.3)
Benin (3.2)
Togo (2.5)
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