Is Ndélé safe? Central African Republic travel risk
Is Ndélé safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ndélé scores 77/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Central African Republic Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 15 Jan 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 28 May 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ndélé scores 77/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Central African Republic (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ndélé: 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (90/100) and health and medical access (92/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 77 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Central African Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Geographically located in Bamingui-Bangoran (8.4092° N, 20.6531° E), Ndélé sits 504.7 km SSW from Bangui at 514 m elevation.
Bamingui-Bangoran
8.4092° N, 20.6531° E
514 m
Africa/Bangui
13,704
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wildfires | 29 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 31 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ndélé happened in December (31 of 91 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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