The U.S Department of State on Tuesday put out a travel advisory strongly urging Americans not to travel to South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), or Uganda for any reason and to reconsider travel to Rwanda due to the Ebola Bundibugyo Virus disease outbreak in the region.
“The Department has updated its Travel Advisories for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Sudan, and Uganda to reflect the elevated health risk due to the outbreak,” the advisory reads. “The Travel Advisory levels for the DRC, South Sudan, and Uganda are Level 4 – Do Not Travel, and the Travel Advisory level for Rwanda is Level 3 – Reconsider Travel. This replaces previous Travel Advisories issued for the DRC (previously Level 3), South Sudan (previously Level 4), Uganda (previously Level 3), and Rwanda (previously Level 2).”
An earlier State Department Travel Advisory for South Sudan issued on 17 May explicitly advised Americans not to travel to South Sudan for any reason.
“Do not travel to South Sudan due to risk of unrest, crime, kidnapping, landmines, and health risks,” the advisory stated
Advisory summary
The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency consular services to U.S. citizens in South Sudan due to the health and security situation
- Family members cannot join U.S. government employees who work in South Sudan.
- U.S. government personnel working in South Sudan are under a strict curfew.
- U.S. government personnel must use armored vehicles for nearly all movements.
- Official travel outside Juba is limited.
- Because of the serious crime threat in Juba, walking is restricted to a small area near the U.S. embassy during the day.
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