Angola

Level moderateupdated 5 min ago
Open alert types
Wildfire3
What governments advise19 states tracked
9 nothing to report8 increased caution2 advise against non-essential travel
Mira Safe's take

A country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.

3alerts in progress2 / 19states advise against travel1493events over 12 months
HighCritical

What are the main risks in Angola?

Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 1,493 events there, including 350 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Flood, Travel advisory.

Is there a government travel advisory for Angola?

Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 2 advise against travel and 8 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.

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Angola: current alerts and safety news

The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.

Fire detected by satellite — Xangongo (134 hotspots)

6 days ago · NASA FIRMS

Critical

Fire detected by satellite — Matende (292 hotspots)

6 days ago · NASA FIRMS

Critical

Fire detected by satellite — 214 hotspots

5 days ago · NASA FIRMS

High

Last 90 days

  • Calm
  • Moderate / High
  • Critical
  • N/A
July 14October 11

Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.

Is it safe to travel to Angola?

Angola sits at level 3 on our 0-4 scale. Over the last 12 months our sensors logged 882 events, 211 of them severe. Almost all of it is fire: 878 wildfire records, 210 severe. Fire and flood are the two hazards here that really follow a season, and the year is lopsided. July holds 430 events, August 405, June 38. March falls to 1, February to 2, May to 6. Floods are thin in the data, 2 records, 1 severe. One conflict record and one travel-advisory record were also logged. Both are rare, but a single conflict record carries more weight for people than hundreds of fire detections, so rank it that way. No state appears in our list of official advisories against travel. The data does not say where in the country these events fell, so nothing here points to one area over another.

What it changes for a nomad

Plan your stay around the fire season. Two months carry most of the year: July with 430 events, August with 405, against 1 in March and 2 in February. If you can choose your dates, the quiet months are a different country in terms of smoke, closed roads and power cuts. Coming in July or August means hazy days and outdoor plans you should treat as movable. Level 3 is not a detail: 211 of the 882 records were severe, so disruption is ordinary rather than exceptional. For work, that mostly touches connectivity and travel days, not your desk. Leave a spare day around any flight or overland leg in the busy months. Floods appear only twice across the whole window, so little was recorded there; read that as thin data, not as a guarantee. Seven alerts are open at the moment, so look at them before you move.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 21, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

1 earlier analysis

  1. August 21, 2026

    Wildfires are the dominant risk in Angola. Over the last 12 months, 868 wildfire events were recorded, with 206 classified as severe. Flooding is rare, with only 2 events and 1 severe. The country is being monitored for conflict, but no active armed conflict is registered. Overall risk is at level 3.

To watch right now

  • Seven alerts are open in the feed right now; look at what they cover before you commit to a route.
  • The three most recent major records are all wildfires rated severity 3, so fire is the live item at the moment, not a background one.

To watch as a rule

  • The fire season around July and August, the two months holding 430 and 405 events.
  • How much of the fire load is severe: 210 of the 878 wildfire records.
  • Floods, seasonal here but barely recorded, with 2 records and 1 severe over the window.
  • The quiet stretch from February to May, when counts drop to 2, 1 and 6 and a normal month looks like almost nothing.

Good reflexes

  • Check the live alert feed the morning of any long drive or overland leg.
  • In July and August, keep windows shut on heavy smoke days and move outdoor work inside.
  • Book flexible tickets and leave a spare day around travel in the busy months.
  • Keep a power bank charged and your maps downloaded before you leave a city.
  • Save the local emergency number in your phone before you need it.

Angola: travel advisories and areas to avoid

What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.

  • Advised against by 4+ states
  • Advised against by 1 state
  • Advised against unless essential
  • Cities excluded from the zone

Angola: quality of life and safety in figures

Everyday living conditions, on the few indicators published for every country in the world. Background for a stay — not what is happening today.

Watch out vs the world median

  • Air quality (PM2.5): 19.9 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
  • Road deaths: 26.1 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
  • Physicians: 0.24 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
  • Hospital beds: 0.75 per 1,000 people (median 2.4)
  • Life expectancy at birth: 64.8 years (median 74.7)
  • New displacements, disasters: 2 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Air quality (PM2.5)
19.9µg/m³ · 2023

Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better

WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³

Road deaths
26.1per 100,000 people · 2019

Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better

Physicians
0.24per 1,000 people · 2022

Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better

Hospital beds
0.75per 1,000 people · 2019

Below the world median (2.4) · higher is better

Life expectancy at birth
64.8years · 2024

Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better

New displacements, disasters
2per 1,000 people · 2023

Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better

79,000 people in total

Refugees hosted
0.65per 1,000 people · 2025

25,396 people in total

30,261 asylum seekers

People living in internal displacement
0people · 2025

Security and violence

Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026

6/10 — high

Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.

0documented deaths from organized armed violence, last 12 months

Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-02. Not a live indicator.

Homicides are the only crime figure that exists worldwide under an open licence. It says nothing about theft or scams — no reliable worldwide data exists for those; official state advisories are the honest day-to-day reference.

National figures, published once a year and often a few years behind: an order of magnitude for daily life, never the situation right now. Sources: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · UNHCR

Angola: natural disasters and risks in figures

Last 30 days · 237 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire23560 60 severe
  • Flood2

Last 12 months · 1,493 events

Eventsof which severe
  • Wildfire1487349 349 severe
  • Flood4
  • Travel advisory11 1 severe
  • Armed conflict1

By month

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