The United States Department of State has updated its global travel guidance, placing 23 countries under its highest travel warning, Level 4, advising American citizens not to visit the listed destinations under any circumstances.
In the revised advisory published on Thursday and seen on Saturday via the department’s TravelGov X account, the US government explained that a Level 4 designation applies to countries where security conditions pose serious risks or where its ability to provide assistance to American citizens is severely limited.
We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1–4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there,” the department said.
“These places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason,” it added.
Among the countries placed under the highest advisory are 11 African nations: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.
The complete list of countries designated as Level 4 includes: Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen.
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