Is Ziguinchor safe? Senegal travel risk
Is Ziguinchor safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ziguinchor scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Senegal Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 1 Dec 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ziguinchor scores 50/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Senegal (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ziguinchor: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (50/100) and health and medical access (60/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Senegal travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 12.5861° N, 16.2707° W place Ziguinchor within Ziguinchor at an elevation of 19 meters. Heading to Dakar: 263.8 km NNW.
Ziguinchor
12.5861° N, 16.2707° W
19 m
Africa/Dakar
69,646
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Senegal
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 Senegal travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Senegal entry requirements.
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