Is Ferkessédougou safe? Côte d’Ivoire travel risk
Is Ferkessédougou safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Ferkessédougou scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Côte d’Ivoire Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 18 Feb 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 29 May 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.
Ferkessédougou scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Côte d’Ivoire (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ferkessédougou: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (67/100) and health and medical access (53/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Côte d’Ivoire travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Positioned at 9.5928° N, 5.1944° W in Savanes, Ferkessédougou features an altitude of 334 m. The settlement is located 308.9 km S from Yamoussoukro.
Savanes
9.5928° N, 5.1944° W
334 m
Africa/Abidjan
160,267
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in Côte d’Ivoire
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 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Ferkessédougou happened in January (6 of 11 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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