Is Paoua safe? Central African Republic travel risk

Is Paoua safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026

Paoua scores 75/100 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.

Paoua scores 75/100 (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 Paoua: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher. Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.

A score of 75 is higher than the scores of 91% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Central African Republic travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.