Cameroon
Level highupdated 4 min agoCaution is called for: check the situation area by area before you go.
What are the main risks in Cameroon?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 28 events there, including 10 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Armed conflict, Flood.
Is there a government travel advisory for Cameroon?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 3 advise against travel and 8 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Cameroon: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Last 90 days
- Calm
- Moderate / High
- Critical
- N/A
Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Cameroon?
The UK FCDO advises against all travel to some areas of Cameroon, and against all but essential travel to other areas. The advice is limited to certain areas, and they are not named here. Cameroon sits at level 3 of 4. Over the last 12 months, 24 events were recorded, 9 of them severe. Conflict carries the highest stakes: 6 records, all 6 severe. Fires make up most of the count, with 14 wildfires, none severe, plus one urban fire that was. Floods add 2 records, 1 severe. Counts reflect how each hazard is detected, not how much it costs people. February is the busiest month, all hazards combined, with 15 events, ahead of January with 3 and August with 2. March, April and May hold 1 each. Only floods and fires follow a season here. Conflict does not.
What it changes for a nomad
For a stay of several weeks, the official advice shapes your map more than the calendar does. Some areas are ruled out entirely, others for anything but essential travel, and you will not find them named here, so read the FCDO notice itself before booking anything outside the places you already know. On timing, February concentrated 15 events, all hazards combined, while March, April and May hold 1 each. Only the fire and flood seasons are something you can plan around. The homicide rate is 6.8 per 100,000 people, against a world median of 2.1. That number covers homicide only and says nothing about theft or scams; for everyday security, the advice above is the honest reference. One alert is live at the moment.
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 →
To watch right now
- One alert is live right now, so check what it covers before you move around.
- A travel advisory is among the most recent significant records here; read the current FCDO wording rather than an older summary of it.
To watch as a rule
- Conflict: 6 records, all 6 severe. The least frequent item on the list, and the one that matters most.
- Wildfires: 14 records, none severe, but they dominate the count.
- Floods: 2 records, 1 of them severe.
- February, the busiest month all hazards combined with 15 events, against 1 in March, April and May.
Good reflexes
- Open the FCDO page for Cameroon before any trip outside your base, and check which areas the advice covers that day.
- Ask your host which roads they avoid, and follow their answer over a map app.
- Keep your accommodation address written down on paper, along with a copy of your passport.
- Before the fire and flood months, check the state of the road you use most often.
- Keep your phone charged and a power bank in the bag; network and power can drop during a flood or fire episode.
Cameroon: travel advisories and areas to avoid
What the 19 tracked governments officially advise for this country — converging or not. The everyday reference.
the official notice lists the areas concerned
Zones cited by government advisories
Advised against (all travel)
- Extrême-Nord
- Nord-Ouest
- Sud-Ouest
- Nord
- Est
- Adamaoua
Advised against unless essential
- Adamaoua
- Nord
- Sud-Ouest
- Nord-Ouest
- Extrême-Nord
Flags show which of the tracked governments cite each zone. Red takes precedence over orange.
- Advised against by 4+ states
- Advised against by 1 state
- Advised against unless essential
Cameroon: 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.
Favourable vs the world median
- New displacements, disasters: 0.1 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Watch out vs the world median
- Homicides: 6.8 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 55.6 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Road deaths: 30.2 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.14 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 64 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, conflict: 5.5 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Above the world median (15.2) · lower is better
Below the world median (1.7) · higher is better
Below the world median (74.7) · higher is better
Above the world median (0.48) · lower is better
164,000 people in total
Below the world median (0.73) · lower is better
2,900 people in total
408,613 people in total
18,553 asylum seekers
Security and violence
Structural risk (INFORM) · 2026
6.7/10 — very high
Composite index by the JRC (European Commission): hazards & exposure, vulnerability, coping capacity. Structural background — not today's alerts.
Above the world median (2.3).
Source: UNODC, via the World Bank (CC BY 4.0)
Source: UCDP (Uppsala University), CC BY 4.0 — academic records published 1–3 months later, through 2026-06. 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
Cameroon: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 2 events
Eventsof which severe- Storm11 1 severe
- Flood1
Last 12 months · 28 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire15
- Armed conflict66 6 severe
- Flood31 1 severe
- Storm11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Epidemic11 1 severe
- Risk1
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What travellers lived
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Humanitarian response under way
Operations run by humanitarian organisations in the country — context about the situation on the ground, not alerts.
IFRC humanitarian operation — Cameroon - Flood
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Situation reports
Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country — via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).
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