http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller advisory service en webmaster@dfat.gov.au Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011 60 zcms /reconsider.html /lib/images/dfat_logo_small.gif It contains new information in the summary and under Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (update). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Madagascar 02 Feb 2012 00:23:24 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Madagascar/20120202_11:23:24 Madagascar 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Terrorism (kidnapping of humanitarian aid workers in Multan, Punjab, on 19 January 2012, and Naushahro Feroz, Sindh, on 22 January 2012). Australians in Pakistan should be aware that seven foreigners have been kidnapped in Pakistan since July 2011. We assess that a very high threat of kidnapping, including of foreign nationals, exists across the whole of Pakistan. Australians should ensure that they have personal security measures in place, seek professional security advice and take out kidnapping insurance. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Pakistan 01 Feb 2012 06:02:58 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Pakistan/20120201_17:02:58 Pakistan 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Baluchistan, Federally-Administered Tribal Areas 5/5 Do not travel Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (formerly the North-West Frontier Province) 5/5 Do not travel Border areas with Afghanistan and India (excluding Lahore, Kasur and Narowal) 5/5 Do not travel It includes new information in the Summary and under Terrorism (reports indicate that terrorists may be planning to attack Westerners during protests in the period around the anniversary of Egypts popular uprising). The overall level of advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Egypt 25 Jan 2012 23:14:30 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Egypt/20120126_10:14:30 Egypt 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Red Sea resorts and Luxor and Aswan 3/5 High degree of caution It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (attacks in Kano City on 20 January 2012 killed around 160 people; attacks in Bauchi on 22 January 2012 killed approximately 11 people) The overall level of the travel advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Nigeria 24 Jan 2012 07:05:03 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Nigeria/20120124_18:05:03 Nigeria 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Bayelsa, Delta, Rivers (and Bonny Island), Abia, Akwa Ibom and Anambra States in the south-east 5/5 Do not travel Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Plateau and Yobe States 5/5 Do not travel It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: civil unrest/political tension (western tourists killed and kidnapped in the Danakil desert area) and Crime (increase in violent assaults in Addis Ababa). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ethiopia 19 Jan 2012 05:56:45 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ethiopia/20120119_16:56:45 Ethiopia 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Border areas with Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Eritrea, the Gambella region and Ogaden area 5/5 Do not travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It includes new information under Natural Disaster, Severe Weather and Climate (new section) and Health Issues (cholera outbreak). The overall level of the advice has been lowered to Reconsider your need to travel. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Burundi 18 Jan 2012 02:15:25 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Burundi/20120118_13:15:25 Burundi 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Provinces of Bujumbura Rural, Bubanza and Cibitoke 5/5 Do not travel It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (explosion outside the British Embassy in Manama and planned terrorist attacks). http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Bahrain 10 Jan 2012 22:35:08 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Bahrain/20120111_09:35:08 Bahrain 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It contains new information under Safety and security: Terrorism (bombings in Tyre). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Lebanon 30 Dec 2011 04:25:03 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Lebanon/20111230_15:25:03 Lebanon 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel South of the Litani River and Palestinian refugee camps 5/5 Do not travel It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (legislative elections scheduled for 11 December 2011). The overall level has not been changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Ivory_Coast 05 Dec 2011 05:02:06 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Ivory_Coast/20111205_16:02:06 Côte d'Ivoire 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Dix-Huit Montagnes and Moyen-Cavally regions of Western Côte d'Ivoire 5/5 Do not travel It includes new information under Health (typhoid outbreak). The overall level of the advice has remained the same. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Zimbabwe 01 Dec 2011 23:54:37 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Zimbabwe/20111202_10:54:37 Zimbabwe 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It includes new information under Safety and Security: Crime (update) and Local travel (local telecommunications may be unreliable). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Eritrea 30 Nov 2011 02:53:47 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Eritrea/20111130_13:53:47 Eritrea 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Regions bordering Ethiopia, Sudan and Djibouti 5/5 Do not travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Haiti 18 Nov 2011 02:16:21 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Haiti/20111118_13:16:21 Haiti 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Indonesia 16 Nov 2011 06:31:15 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Indonesia/20111116_17:31:15 Indonesia 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (kidnapping in October 2011). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Algeria 04 Nov 2011 03:59:26 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Algeria/20111104_14:59:26 Algeria 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Kyrgyz_Republic 21 Oct 2011 02:39:11 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Kyrgyz_Republic/20111021_13:39:11 Kyrgyz Republic 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Liberia 19 Oct 2011 22:05:44 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Liberia/20111020_09:05:44 Liberia 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Saudi_Arabia 12 Oct 2011 05:34:54 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Saudi_Arabia/20111012_16:34:54 Saudi Arabia 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information under Where to Get Help (new Canadian Embassy contact numbers). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Guinea 05 Oct 2011 22:26:13 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Guinea/20111006_09:26:13 Guinea 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Border areas with Cote d’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone 5/5 Do not travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tensions (elections scheduled for October 2011). The overall level of the advice has not changed. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mauritania 29 Aug 2011 03:46:57 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Mauritania/20110829_13:46:57 Mauritania 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Border areas with Mali, Algeria and Western Sahara 5/5 Do not travel This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It includes new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Civil Unrest/Political Tension (ongoing violent demonstrations and civil unrest and nationwide curfew from 7pm to 6am). The overall level has been raised to Reconsider your need to travel. http://www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Burkina_Faso 28 Apr 2011 22:47:35 GMT GUID:www.smarttraveler.gov.au/zw-cgi/Advice/Burkina_Faso/20110429_08:47:35 Burkina Faso 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel Border regions with Mali and Niger 5/5 Do not travel