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Yakoma score: 76/100 (Extreme) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Yakoma safe? Congo (Kinshasa) travel risk

Is Yakoma safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Yakoma scores 76/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Congo (Kinshasa) Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 15 Jul 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 8 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. CDC travel health notice: Level 4, Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Ituri and Nord-Kivu Provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (4 Aug 2026). No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Yakoma scores 76/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Congo (Kinshasa) (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Yakoma: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (90/100) and health and medical access (90/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.

A score of 76 is higher than the scores of 98% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Congo (Kinshasa) travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

In the Nord-Ubangi territory, Yakoma is established at 4.0982° N, 22.4432° E. It lies 1,226.5 km SW relative to Kinshasa. Time zone observed: UTC.

Region
Nord-Ubangi
Coordinates
4.0982° N, 22.4432° E
Elevation
Lowland
Time Zone
UTC
Population
12,210
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Kigali (1,081.4 km SE).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Gbadolite Airport (BDT) 163.7 km W
Hospital Care Hôpital Wasolo 18.5 km SSE

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Congo (Kinshasa) travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Congo (Kinshasa) entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Bangassou 10
82.4 km NNE
Bondo 10
141.1 km ESE

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy