Is Bogué safe? Mauritania travel risk
Is Bogué safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Bogué scores 49/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Mauritania Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 18 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 24 Mar 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (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.
Bogué scores 49/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Mauritania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Bogué: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (60/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 49 is higher than the scores of 65% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Mauritania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Positioned at 16.5904° N, 14.2700° W in Brakna, Bogué features an altitude of 15 m. The settlement is located 246.0 km NW from Nouakchott.
Brakna
16.5904° N, 14.2700° W
15 m
Africa/Nouakchott
10,415
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
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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 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Bogué happened in February and May (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 Mauritania travel advice & laws.
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