Uganda
Level moderateupdated 3 min agoA country you can visit normally, with the usual precautions.
What are the main risks in Uganda?
Over the last 12 months, our sensors recorded 16 events there, including 6 severe. The most frequent: Wildfire, Storm, Armed attack.
Is there a government travel advisory for Uganda?
Yes — of the 19 governments we track, 5 advise against travel and 5 urge extra caution. The detail is in the security section below.
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Uganda: current alerts and safety news
The alerts open right now, all sources combined — weather, seismic, satellite, health and state advisories.
Last 90 days
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Colour = the country level observed that day (highest of the day). N/A: before our records began.
Is it safe to travel to Uganda?
France's foreign ministry advises against all travel to some areas of Uganda, and against all but essential travel to other areas. That is its strongest wording, and it is limited to certain areas only; those areas are not named here. We rate the country 4 out of 4. Over the last 12 months we recorded 11 events, 3 of them severe. Two concern armed conflict: few in number, highest in stakes for people. Fires are the largest group with 4 events. One drought, one storm episode, one flood and one air quality episode complete the picture. Those weather-driven hazards do follow the seasons here. January was the busiest month with 5 events, ahead of May and August with 2 each; December and April were the quietest with 1. The recorded homicide rate is 9 per 100,000, against a world median of 2.1.
What it changes for a nomad
The advisory comes first if you are staying for weeks. It covers some areas only, so where you base yourself matters more than when you arrive. Read the official notice for the areas concerned before you sign anything. Elsewhere, expect ordinary working life against a thin record: 11 events in 12 months is little data, not proof of calm. On timing, the hazards that follow the year are the weather ones, fires, drought, floods, storms and air quality. January carried 5 of the 11 events, May and August 2 each, December and April 1. Keep a charged battery and offline copies of what you are working on, and avoid stacking deadlines on days a storm episode could take from you. On personal safety, the homicide rate of 9 per 100,000 against a world median of 2.1 counts killings only; the state advisory is the honest guide for the rest.
Written with the help of AI from Mira Safe's sourced data on August 24, 2026 · does not replace local guidance How this analysis is produced →
1 earlier analysis
August 21, 2026
Over the last 12 months, Uganda has seen a few notable events. Wildfires occurred four times, but none were severe. Conflict events happened twice, with no severe incidents reported. There was one travel advisory that was severe, and a drought that also had a severe impact. Thunderstorms and air quality issues appeared once each, with the storms being severe. The homicide rate is 9.0 per 100k, which is above the world median of 2.1. The country is currently under a level 4 travel advisory from the US State Department, which strongly advises against travel. No recent major events or severe incidents have been recorded, but the overall risk level remains high. Natural hazards like drought, wildfire, flood, thunderstorm, and air quality issues are seasonal, mainly in January, May, and August.
To watch right now
- The French advisory is in force at its strongest wording: no travel at all to some areas, essential travel only to others.
- Two alerts are open right now, and a drought episode is among what was flagged recently.
To watch as a rule
- Fires, the most frequent record here with 4 events over the year, and they follow the seasons.
- Drought, and the air quality that moves with it, both seasonal.
- Floods and storm episodes, one of each recorded over the year, seasonal as well.
- Conflict, only 2 records, but the highest stakes for people of anything we track here.
Good reflexes
- Read the French notice yourself and note which areas it covers before you fix an address.
- Ask your host which parts of the country the advisory touches, and keep your trips out of them.
- Keep a power bank charged and an offline copy of your current work for storm days.
- Register your stay with your own embassy and keep your papers reachable without a network.
- Check fire and drought reports before you travel outside the cities.
Uganda: 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)
- Adjumani
- Lamwo
- Moyo
- Yumbe
- Arua
- Kaabong
- Kitgum
- Koboko
- Kotido
- Lira
- Nebbi
- Nwoya
- Pader
- Zombo
- Abim
- Agago
- Alebtong
- Amolatar
- Amudat
- Amuria
- Amuru
- Apac
- Napak
- Otuke
- Oyam
- Gulu
- Buliisa
- Hoima
- Kasese
- Bundibugyo
- Kisoro
- Kanungu
- Nakapiripirit
- Moroto
Advised against unless essential
- Abim
- Amudat
- Amuria
- Kaabong
- Kapchorwa
- Katakwi
- Kotido
- Kween
- Moroto
- Nakapiripirit
- Napak
- Ngora
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
Uganda: 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, conflict: 0.01 per 1,000 people (median 0.48)
Watch out vs the world median
- Homicides: 9 per 100,000 people (median 2.3)
- Air quality (PM2.5): 31.2 µg/m³ (median 17.3)
- Safely managed drinking water: 18.1 % of the population (median 80.5)
- Road deaths: 29.4 per 100,000 people (median 15.2)
- Physicians: 0.19 per 1,000 people (median 1.7)
- Life expectancy at birth: 68.5 years (median 74.7)
- New displacements, disasters: 0.97 per 1,000 people (median 0.73)
Above the world median (17.3) · lower is better
WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³
Below the world median (80.5) · higher is better
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
Below the world median (0.48) · lower is better
640 people in total
Above the world median (0.73) · lower is better
50,000 people in total
1,936,719 people in total
35,249 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 2026-04. 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
Uganda: natural disasters and risks in figures
Last 30 days · 4 events
Eventsof which severe- Storm22 2 severe
- Armed attack11 1 severe
- Air quality1
Last 12 months · 16 events
Eventsof which severe- Wildfire6
- Storm22 2 severe
- Armed attack22 2 severe
- Armed conflict2
- Drought11 1 severe
- Travel advisory11 1 severe
- Flood1
- Air quality1
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Situation reports
Latest situation reports published by humanitarian organisations for this country — via ReliefWeb (UN OCHA, CC BY).
Cities and destinations
The country's 111 regions
- Abim
- Adjumani
- Agago
- Alebtong
- Amolatar
- Amudat
- Amuria
- Amuru
- Apac
- Arua
- Budaka
- Bududa
- Bugiri
- Buhweju
- Buikwe
- Bukedea
- Bukomansimbi
- Bukwa
- Bulambuli
- Buliisa
- Bundibugyo
- Bushenyi
- Busia
- Butaleja
- Butambala
- Buvuma
- Buyende
- Dokolo
- Gomba
- Gulu
- Hoima
- Ibanda
- Iganga
- Isingiro
- Jinja
- Kaabong
- Kabale
- Kabarole
- Kaberamaido
- Kalangala
- Kaliro
- Kalungu
- Kamuli
- Kamwenge
- Kanungu
- Kapchorwa
- Kasese
- Katakwi
- Kayunga
- Kibale
- Kiboga
- Kibuku
- Kiryandongo
- Kisoro
- Kitgum
- Koboko
- Kole
- Kotido
- Kumi
- Kween
- Kyankwanzi
- Kyegegwa
- Kyenjojo
- Lamwo
- Lira
- Luuka
- Luweero
- Lwengo
- Lyantonde
- Manafwa
- Maracha
- Masaka
- Masindi
- Mayuge
- Mbale
- Mbarara
- Mbarara
- Mitooma
- Mityana
- Moroto
- Moyo
- Mpigi
- Mubende
- Mukono
- Nakapiripirit
- Nakaseke
- Nakasongola
- Namayingo
- Namutumba
- Napak
- Nebbi
- Ngora
- Ntoroko
- Ntungamo
- Nwoya
- Otuke
- Oyam
- Pader
- Pallisa
- Rakai
- Rubirizi
- Rukungiri
- Sembabule
- Serere
- Sheema
- Sironko
- Soroti
- Tororo
- Wakiso
- Yumbe
- Zombo
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