http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Smartraveller advisory service en webmaster@dfat.gov.au Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2011 60 zcms /do-not.html /lib/images/dfat_logo_small.gif It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (recent kidnappings involving foreigners). We continue to advise against all travel to Yemen and strongly urge all Australians in Yemen to depart. There is a very high risk of terrorist attack and kidnapping in Yemen, including in Sanaa. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Yemen 19 Jun 2013 07:00:53 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Yemen 5/5 Do not travel It contains updated information under Safety and security: Terrorism (recent incidents). We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Niger overall due to high risk of crime and threat of kidnapping. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Niger 14 Jun 2013 04:23:11 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Niger 5/5 Do not travel Niamey 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It contains new information under Summary and Safety and security: Terrorism (new information regarding recent terrorist attacks) and under Laws (due to the security situation, the ability of the Australian Government to provide consular services to Australians is extremely limited). We continue to strongly advise you not to travel to any part of Somalia because of armed conflict, the ongoing very high threat of terrorist attack and dangerous levels of violent crime, including kidnapping. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Somalia 12 Jun 2013 02:24:51 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Somalia 5/5 Do not travel It contains updated information under Safety and security: Terrorism (recent attacks). We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Afghanistan because of the extremely dangerous security situation and the very high threat of terrorist attack. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Afghanistan 03 Jun 2013 07:46:31 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Afghanistan 5/5 Do not travel It contains new information in the Summary and under Where to get help (Australians should register with the Canadian Embassy in Bamako) and under Safety and security: Terrorism (continued fighting in north; possibility of retaliatory attacks against Western interests in the region). We continue to advise Australians not to travel to any part of Mali because of political instability following a military coup, ongoing armed conflict, the activities of armed groups, and the threat of kidnapping. The overall level of the advice has not been changed. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Mali 30 May 2013 22:46:59 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Mali 5/5 Do not travel It includes new information under the Summary and under Safety and security: Civil unrest/political tension (update on security situation following March 2013 overthrow of the government). We continue to strongly advise you not to travel to the Central African Republic due to the highly unstable security situation, activities of armed rebels and high levels of serious crime. Any Australians in the Central African Republic should depart as soon as possible by commercial means. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Central_African_Republic 29 May 2013 07:00:26 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Central African Republic 5/5 Do not travel It contains updated information under Laws (legal system, dual nationality and provision of consular services). We continue to strongly advise you not to travel to South Sudan (except Juba) because of the extremely dangerous security situation, the risk of armed conflict, and high level of violent crime. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/South_Sudan 22 May 2013 23:59:39 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ South Sudan 5/5 Do not travel Juba 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It has been reviewed and reissued with editorial amendments. We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Iraq overall because of the extremely dangerous security situation and very high threat of terrorist attack. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Iraq 22 May 2013 00:21:20 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Iraq 5/5 Do not travel Provinces of Dahuk, Erbil and Sulaymaniyah 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It contains updated information under Summary and Safety and security (commercial flights out of Syria). We continue to advise Australians not to travel to Syria because of the extremely dangerous security situation, highlighted by ongoing military clashes and terrorist attacks. If you are in Syria you should depart immediately by commercial means while it is still possible to do so. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Syria 21 May 2013 07:53:53 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Syria 5/5 Do not travel It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (information of early April 2013 indicated that terrorists may be planning to kidnap Westerners in Sudan. Since May 2013, planning has progressed to a point where a kidnapping operation targeting Westerners in Sudan, most likely Khartoum, could occur without further warning). We now assess that there is a high threat of terrorist attack in Sudan. We continue to strongly advise Australians not to travel outside the capital, Khartoum, because of the extremely dangerous security situation and we advise Australians to reconsider their need to travel to Khartoum. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Sudan 13 May 2013 04:11:45 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Sudan 5/5 Do not travel Khartoum 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel It contains new information under Safety and Security: Terrorism (on 23 April 2013, a car bomb detonated outside the French Embassy in Tripoli causing a number of injuries). We continue to strongly advise Australians not to travel to Libya due to the high threat of terrorist attack, the ongoing threat of kidnapping and the unpredictable security situation throughout the country. Australians who choose to remain in Libya should ensure that they have appropriate personal security measures in place. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Libya 23 Apr 2013 09:55:17 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Libya 5/5 Do not travel It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and security: Terrorism (risk of retaliatory attacks against government and Western targets following intervention in Mali conflict). We continue to strongly advise you not to travel to Chad at this time, and to reconsider your need to travel to the capital NDjamena, due to risk of violence, kidnapping and high levels of serious crime and lawlessness. http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/Chad 04 Mar 2013 03:36:29 GMT GUID:www.smartraveller.gov.au/ Chad 5/5 Do not travel N'Djamena 4/5 Reconsider your need to travel