Washington advises against travel to 23 countries, including Mali
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
The US State Department has placed 23 countries at level 4, 'Do Not Travel', its highest warning, including Afghanistan, Iran, Libya, Mali, Niger and Sudan. It cites security, local conditions and its limited ability to help its nationals, according to a post on its official Facebook page.
The US State Department advises its nationals against travelling to 23 countries, including Mali, which are classed at level 4, 'Do Not Travel', the highest on its alert scale. According to a post by its Bureau of Consular Affairs on its official Facebook page on Monday, the warning cites security risks, local conditions and Washington’s limited capacity to assist its citizens on the ground.
The countries concerned are Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen. The department justifies this classification by stating that these places are dangerous and that people should not go there 'for any reason'.
The US system has four levels. Level 1 recommends normal precautions, level 2 increased caution, level 3 reconsidering travel, and level 4 advises against any travel to the destinations concerned. Travellers can check updates at travel.state.gov.
