UK (FCDO) travel advisory — Burkina Faso

Criticalupdated 52 days ago
Ongoingsince December 10, 2025 at 1:14 PM

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to Burkina Faso due to security concerns affecting the entire country.

  • 600km
    Radius of the affected area
Tanghin-DassouriNationwide · radius ≈ 600 km

What this changes for you, on the ground

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office advises against all travel to Burkina Faso due to security concerns affecting the entire country. This advisory has been in effect since December 10, 2025, and applies across a radius of approximately 600 km from Tanghin-Dassouri.

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If you are currently in Burkina Faso, you should be aware that travel outside the two main urban centres of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso carries extreme risk. Movement between locations should be undertaken only if absolutely necessary, with heightened precautions in place.

Follow all guidance from local authorities and your embassy. Register with your government's travel registry if you remain in the country. Monitor official travel advisories regularly for updates. This alert is issued by the UK FCDO, Ireland DFA, US State Department, Canada Global Affairs, Spain MAEC, South Korea MOFA, and New Zealand Safe Travel.

Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on September 3, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →

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How it evolved

  1. Alert raisedCriticalJune 28, 2026 at 5:44 PM

A single entry: the alert has not changed state since it was raised.

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