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Liberia: Make Sure You Have International Private Medical Insurance And Travel Insurance

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office no longer advise against all but essential travel to Liberia. The World Health Organisation declared Liberia Ebola transmission free on 14 January 2016. Avoid travelling at night outside Monrovia, except to or from Roberts International Airport. Make sure you have pre-arranged transport from the airport.

Sunday, 20 March 2016 07:20

Ghana: General Travel Advice 20 March 2016

Demonstrations in the capital Accra are normally well policed and peaceful, but sometimes occur at short notice and can cause travel disruption.

Sunday, 20 March 2016 07:09

Ghana: Pneumococcal Meningitis Outbreak - 100 Dead

The Ghanaian Ministry of Health has reported an outbreak of pneumococcal meningitis with a total of 100 deaths. All regions have been affected apart from the central region of Ghana. See the Ministry’s website for more information.

Monday, 29 February 2016 11:07

Mauritius: Torrential Rain Closes Schools, Offices And British High Commission

Mauritius is experiencing torrential rain today the 10 February 2016. The Government has closed all schools, offices and the British High Commission due localised flooding in Port Louis. The cyclone season in Mauritius normally runs from November to May. You can monitor weather updates from the Mauritius Meteorological Services or the Severe Weather Information Centre.

Wednesday, 10 February 2016 11:11

Ethiopia: Tensions Rising In Gambella City And Surrounding Areas ^Featured

Feb 2016 and ethnic tensions are rising in Gambella city and the surrounding areas. Federal authorities have been deployed and a curfew imposed. A number of casualties have been reported.

Tuesday, 02 February 2016 06:50

Fighting In Eastern DRC Forces Thousands To Flee

More than three years after a major rebel offensive was defeated by UN and government forces in Democratic Republic of the Congo's North Kivu province, the area remains extremely volatile and producing displacement.

Monday, 01 February 2016 07:50

UNHCR Warns Against Horn Of Africa Sea Crossings

Despite the ongoing conflict in Yemen, thousands of Ethiopians and Somalis are continuing to make a perilous sea crossing, which has already claimed at least three dozen lives this year, the UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, has warned.

Monday, 01 February 2016 07:45

Burkina Faso: UK FCO Advise Against All Travel To The Following Parts Of Burkina Faso ^Featured

The UK FCO advise against all travel to the following parts of Burkina Faso: all areas of the country north of the town of Boulsa; areas within 40km of the western border with Mali; the W National Park in the south-east bordering Niger and Benin.

Thursday, 28 January 2016 08:30

Liberia: Current Health Advice For Travellers, Tourists And Expatriates ^Featured

Medical facilities throughout Liberia are poorly equipped. There are no emergency services. Blood supplies are unreliable and unsafe. Medication is scarce. There is no effective public or commercial accident and emergency or ambulance service anywhere in the country.

Thursday, 28 January 2016 08:21

Kenya: Current Travel Advice ^Featured

117,000 British residents visited Kenya in 2014. Following attacks by Al-Shabaab on Kenyan troops in Somalia 15 January 2016, Kenyan government reiterated the threat posed by terrorists to Kenyan interests

Thursday, 28 January 2016 08:02

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Sierra Leone: New Ebola Case ^Featured

A new case of Ebola has been confirmed in Sierra Leone, reflecting the ongoing risk of new flare-ups of the virus in the Ebola-affected countries.

Friday, 15 January 2016 13:57

Liberia: Latest Ebola Outbreak Over ^Featured

WHO declares the end of the most recent outbreak of Ebola virus disease in Liberia and says all known chains of transmission have been stopped in West Africa. But the Organization says the job is not over, more flare-ups are expected and that strong surveillance and response systems will be critical in the months to come.

Thursday, 14 January 2016 09:44

Sierra Leone: New Case Of Ebola Confirmed ^Featured

The World Health Organisation confirmed a new case of Ebola in the Tonkolili District of Sierra Leone on 15 January 2016. Sierra Leone was previously declared Ebola transmission free on 7 November 2015.

Monday, 18 January 2016 09:38

Burkina Faso: "At Least 20 Dead" In Ouagadougou Hotel Attack ^Featured

Gunmen stormed Ouagadougou's Splendid Hotel and a nearby cafe in an attack apparently involving car bombs.

Saturday, 16 January 2016 07:01

Liberia: Make Sure You Have International Private Medical Insurance And Travel Insurance

Ghana: General Travel Advice 20 March 2016

Ghana: Pneumococcal Meningitis Outbreak - 100 Dead

Mauritius: Torrential Rain Closes Schools, Offices And British High Commission

Ethiopia: Tensions Rising In Gambella City And Surrounding Areas ^Featured

Fighting In Eastern DRC Forces Thousands To Flee

UNHCR Warns Against Horn Of Africa Sea Crossings

Burkina Faso: UK FCO Advise Against All Travel To The Following Parts Of Burkina Faso ^Featured

Liberia: Current Health Advice For Travellers, Tourists And Expatriates ^Featured

Kenya: Current Travel Advice ^Featured

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Sierra Leone: New Ebola Case ^Featured

Liberia: Latest Ebola Outbreak Over ^Featured

Sierra Leone: New Case Of Ebola Confirmed ^Featured

Burkina Faso: "At Least 20 Dead" In Ouagadougou Hotel Attack ^Featured

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