Is Messaména safe? Cameroon travel risk
Is Messaména safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Messaména scores 59/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Cameroon Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 9 Feb 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Messaména scores 59/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Cameroon (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Messaména: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (75/100) and health and medical access (62/100).
A score of 59 is higher than the scores of 84% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Cameroon travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 3.7333° N, 12.8333° E in Est, Messaména maintains a regional distance of 146.8 km W to Yaoundé.
Est
3.7333° N, 12.8333° E
Lowland
UTC
32,282
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Cameroon
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Messaména happened in February (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Cameroon travel advice & laws.
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