Travel advisory · Burkina FasoGovernments advise against all travel to Burkina Faso.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
Areas with warnings
- National parks · avoid all travel · Germany, France
- Ouagadougou–Bobo-Dioulasso road (N1) · avoid all travel · Germany, Spain, France
- Wildlife reserves and hunting concessions · avoid all travel · Germany, France
- Burkina Faso outside Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso · avoid non-essential travel · Germany, Spain
Also named by one government: All border zones (Spain), Bazoulé sacred crocodile site (France), Capital periphery (France), Classified forests (France), Diapaga (Tapoa) (Spain), Gourma (Spain), Kénédugu (Guiriko) (Spain), Kopienga (Goulmou) (Spain), Kossi (Spain), Kulpélogo (Nakambe) (Spain), Liptako (Spain), Lorum (Spain), Military restricted zone along the Mali border (Germany), North of Ouahigouya–Bogandé axis (Spain), Sourou (Spain), Titao (Yaagda) (Spain), Yatenga (Spain), Ziniaré archaeological site (France)
| Government | Advice | Updated | Read the advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (FCDO) | advises against all travel | – | Read the advice |
| United States (State Dept) | Level 4: Do Not Travel | May 4, 2026 | Read the advice |
| Canada (Global Affairs) | Avoid all travel | – | Read the advice |
| Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) | Erhöhte Vorsicht in Ouagadougou und Bobo-Dioulasso; Warnung vor Reisen in den übrigen Landesteil (regional advisories) | Oct 13, 2026 | Read the advice |
| New Zealand (SafeTravel) | Do not travel (level 4 of 4) | – | Read the advice |
| France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) | Tout déplacement formellement déconseillé sur l'ensemble du territoire | – | Read the advice |
Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 2, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.
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