Is Kenema safe? Sierra Leone travel risk
Is Kenema safe right now? Checked 15 October 2026
Kenema scores 50/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Sierra Leone Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 15 Sep 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.
Kenema 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 Sierra Leone (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kenema: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (53/100) and health and medical access (64/100).
A score of 50 is higher than the scores of 67% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Sierra Leone travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Charted at coordinates 7.8833° N, 11.1833° W in Eastern, Kenema maintains a regional distance of 235.3 km WNW to Freetown.
Eastern
7.8833° N, 11.1833° W
182 m
Africa/Freetown
188,463
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Sierra Leone
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 | — | — | 22 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Kenema happened in April (27 of 49 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 Sierra Leone travel advice & laws.
Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Sierra Leone entry requirements.
Evaluated Destinations in this Region
Planning an itinerary through Kenema?
Queue a threat calculation for your specific trip dates and traveler profile.
Launch Calculator