Ranking
23 cities in Africa, ranked by the US State Department advisory level for their country. Dakar heads the list, one of 1 city at Level 1, the lowest of the four levels. Advisories are country-level, so every city in the same country shares one rating.
| # | City | Country | US advisory | Advisory title | Last reviewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dakar | Senegal | Level 1 | Exercise Normal Precautions | December 1, 2025 |
| 2 | Cape Town | South Africa | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | May 27, 2025 |
| 3 | Cairo | Egypt | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | July 15, 2025 |
| 4 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | May 27, 2025 |
| 5 | Abidjan | Ivory Coast | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | February 18, 2026 |
| 6 | Alexandria | Egypt | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | July 15, 2025 |
| 7 | Nairobi | Kenya | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | July 28, 2026 |
| 8 | Giza | Egypt | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | July 15, 2025 |
| 9 | Casablanca | Morocco | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | April 21, 2025 |
| 10 | Durban | South Africa | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | May 27, 2025 |
| 11 | Luanda | Angola | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | September 23, 2024 |
| 12 | Pretoria | South Africa | Level 2 | Exercise Increased Caution | May 27, 2025 |
| 13 | Lagos | Nigeria | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | June 12, 2026 |
| 14 | Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | October 31, 2025 |
| 15 | Kano | Nigeria | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | June 12, 2026 |
| 16 | Addis Ababa | Ethiopia | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | August 27, 2026 |
| 17 | Ibadan | Nigeria | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | June 12, 2026 |
| 18 | Abuja | Nigeria | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | June 12, 2026 |
| 19 | Port Harcourt | Nigeria | Level 3 | Reconsider Travel | June 12, 2026 |
| 20 | Kinshasa | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Level 4 | Do Not Travel | July 15, 2026 |
| 21 | Bamako | Mali | Level 4 | Do Not Travel | June 8, 2026 |
| 22 | Lubumbashi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Level 4 | Do Not Travel | July 15, 2026 |
| 23 | Mbuji-Mayi | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Level 4 | Do Not Travel | July 15, 2026 |
Dates are the most recent fetch across the cities on this page. Every sentence here is generated from the data by rule, with no AI writing; the formulas are public.