The United States Department of State has updated its global travel advisory, placing 23 countries under its highest travel warning, Level 4, and urging American citizens not to visit them under any circumstances.

The revised advisory, announced on Saturday through the department's TravelGov X account, said the Level 4 designation is reserved for countries where security risks are extremely high or where the US government has limited ability to provide assistance to its citizens.

“We issue Travel Advisories with Levels 1–4. Level 4 means DO NOT TRAVEL. We assign Level 4 based on local conditions and/or our limited ability to help Americans there,” the department stated.

“These places are dangerous. Do not go for ANY reason,” it added.

Among the countries placed under the highest travel advisory are 11 African nations: Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Libya, Mali, Niger, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda.

The full list of Level 4 countries includes Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, Myanmar (Burma), Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Niger, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Uganda, Ukraine and Yemen.

The latest update comes months after the State Department retained Nigeria under a Level 3 advisory, urging Americans to reconsider travel due to security concerns.

However, several Nigerian states remain under the stricter Level 4 warning. They include Borno, Jigawa, Kogi, Kwara, Niger, Plateau, Taraba, Yobe and northern Adamawa in the North, as well as Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta, Enugu, Imo and Rivers State, excluding Port Harcourt.

According to the State Department, the advisory is based on concerns over crime, terrorism, kidnapping, civil unrest and inconsistent healthcare services.

The Nigerian government, however, rejected the assessment, insisting that the advisory reflects Washington's internal travel risk evaluation procedures and does not accurately represent the country's overall security situation.

US Places 23 Countries Under Highest ‘Do Not Travel’ Advisory

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