FCDO Updates Benin Travel Advice: Expands High-Risk Area Warnings
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) has updated its travel advice for Benin, now advising against all but essential travel to the remaining areas of the Alibori and Atacora departments. The FCDO continues to advise against all travel to other parts of Benin, including Parc du W National Park, Pendjari National Park, and areas within 5km of the Burkina Faso border. The advice notes that travel insurance may be invalidated if travel goes against FCDO guidance.
Impact and considerations
Changing security conditions in northern Benin may affect companies with operations or personnel in the region, requiring reassessment of travel risk and insurance coverage.
Key points
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the remaining areas of the Alibori and Atacora departments.
- FCDO advises against all travel to Parc du W National Park and the Mékrou and Djona hunting zones due to risk of terrorist attacks and kidnapping.
- FCDO advises against all travel to Pendjari National Park and all areas within 5km of the Burkina Faso border.
- FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the area between RNIE 2 (Tchaourou to Malanville) and the Benin-Nigeria border due to increasing criminality.
- Travel insurance could be invalidated if travelling against FCDO advice.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Other sources
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- First source publication
- 16 Dec 2025, 00:50
- Page published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:27
- Last updated
- 16 Dec 2025, 00:50
- Original links
- FCDO Travel Advice：Benin travel advice (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 18 Mar 2013, 22:57