Burkina Faso, Uganda, Niger and oda kontris on America 'do not travel list'

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United States don identify 23 kontris across Africa, Asia and Europe wey dem consider too dangerous for American citizens to visit.

US Department of State for di latest travel advisory dem release on Wednesday, 15 July, place di 23 kontris on "Level 4 - Do Not Travel". Dem warn dia citizens not to visit di kontris for "any reason".

Ten of di kontris for di list na from di African region - dem include Burkina Faso, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, Niger, Sudan, among odas.

"We issue Travel Advisories wit Levels 1 - 4. Level 4 mean DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans dia," di advisory tok as e label di kontris as "dangerous places".

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Full list of 'do not travel' kontris

Afghanistan

Belarus

Burkina Faso

Burma

Central African Republic (CAR)

Chad

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Haiti

Iran

Iraq

Lebanon

Libya

Mali

Niger

North Korea

Russia

Somalia

South Sudan

Sudan

Syria

Uganda

Ukraine

Yemen

Why US put di kontris for Level 4 travel advisory

Most of di countries don dey di list for years sake of di ongoing armed conflict, terrorism, violent crime, kidnapping, civil unrest or weak govment control for some parts of dia territories.

Uganda - na di newest addition afta di U.S. upgrade di kontri travel advisory to Level 4 sake of Ebola outbreak plus concerns ova crime, terrorism and civil unrest.

Although, di East African kontri don dey report progress for dia response to di virus, as govment officials say dem go discharge di last Ebola patient on Thursday.

Di Department of States for statement say violent crime na real danger for Uganda, and e include armed robbery, home invasion, and sexual assault.

Dem add say risk of terrorist violence, wey include terrorist attacks dey for di East African kontri and protests dey often happun wit little to no warning.

Di Donald Trump administration also implement one new restriction under Title 49 of di U.S. Code wey ban U.S. citizens and nationals wey don dey DRC within a 21-day period from entering di United States through commercial aviation.

DR Congo – Di Department of Homeland Security tok say sake of di Ebola outbreak for di West Africa kontri, dem don implement new restrictions under Title 49 of di U.S. Code wey stop U.S. citizens and nationals who have been in the DRC within a 21-day period from entering the United States via commercial aviation. For statement, di US govment say dem no go allow travelers wey don dey DR Congo within 21 days of to board flights wey dey go U.S. destinations. "Make all U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals wey don visit DRC plan to remain outside di West African kontri for 21 days bifor de menta di United States," di statement tok.

Na for April, di US put Burkina Faso on di no travel list sake of crime, kidnapping, terrorism and health.

Mali - Na for June, US put Mali on di no travel list and na sake of crime, kidnapping, health, terrorism and health. Di same apply for Niger. Di three Alliance of Sahel states dey di list.

Wetin Level 4 advisory mean

US State Department travel advisory system dey range from Level 1 ("Exercise Normal Precautions") to Level 4 ("Do Not Travel").

Level 4 na di higherst advisory level sake of life-threatening risk. Dem dey reserve am for places wia di govment believe say di security or health risks dey very serious.

Di U.S. government say dem fit get very limited or no ability to help, including during emergency wen kasala burst for these countries.