South Korea has issued a special travel warning for parts of Mozambique and raised its advisory to Level 3 for several regions in Nigeria, urging nationals to leave or cancel non‑essential trips.
The foreign ministry announced on Friday that the special advisory for Mozambique follows a surge in attacks by Islamist militants, particularly in the northern Cabo Delgado province where insurgents linked to the Islamic State have carried out assaults on villages, infrastructure and energy projects since 2017.
The violence has displaced hundreds of thousands and continues to undermine security in the region.
In Nigeria, five northern states and one southern state will now be under Level 3 alert, which calls for nationals to evacuate.
Nigeria has until been under a nationwide Level 2 advisory, which discourages travel, but the elevated alerts reflect the deteriorating situation in specific regions.
Nigeria has faced worsening insecurity in recent years, with Boko Haram and other groups staging attacks in the northeast, while armed bandit groups and kidnappers have targeted civilians, schools and transport routes across the northwest and central regions.
Kidnappings for ransom have become a pervasive threat, prompting heightened concern for foreign nationals.
Other adjustments announced Friday include lowering advisories for South Africa and Botswana where security conditions have improved and placing Namibia under a Level 1 alert due to instability and public health concerns.
Travel warnings for Bolivia’s Cochabamba region and nine provinces in Turkey were also eased, while existing advisories for Senegal, El Salvador, Tanzania and parts of Russia, China and the Democratic Republic of the Congo were extended for 90 days.
The ministry said the changes take effect immediately as part of its regular half‑yearly review of global travel risks.
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