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The United States Department of State has placed 23 countries on its highest-risk travel advisory, Level 4, urging Americans to avoid all travel to these destinations, while Nigeria remains at Level 3: Reconsider Travel.
The advisory lists 11 African countries on Level 4, including Burkina Faso, Chad, DRC, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda. Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen are among the 23 nations under the “Do Not Travel” designation. Nigeria is retained at Level 3, with several northern and south-eastern states designated Level 4 due to crime, terrorism, kidnapping and civil unrest. The Nigerian government has described the US decision as a “routine precaution.”
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Full List of Level 4 Countries: Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine, Yemen.
Nigerians are not on the highest-risk Level 4 list but face travel restrictions in designated states.
US citizens are urged to avoid all travel to Level 4 countries due to dangerous conditions.
Travel to Nigeria is at Level 3, with specific states at Level 4 due to security concerns.
Timing of the advisory follows heightened global security assessments.
Any further updates to the US travel advisory and the Nigerian government’s response to the Level 4 state designations.
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