The Spanish foreign ministry has declared Botswana the least risky country for travel in Africa.
This is according to Spain’s assessment map for foreign travel recommendations in 2025, which shows the country-by-country risk levels, advising its citizens which countries to avoid and which ones pose the least restrictions to be considered.
In Africa, Sudan is placed on the black list as the most dangerous for travel, together with Eritrea, the Central African Republic and Somalia.
Other countries, such as South Africa, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, are placed in a danger zone, in a to-be-avoided category.
On the opposite side with the fewest restrictions, the Spanish foreign ministry places Botswana alongside several European countries and Japan or South Korea as destinations with minimal risk of insecurity or terrorism.
Despite sharing borders with nations plagued by periodic unrest, Botswana has cultivated a reputation as southern Africa’s safest since gaining independence in 1966.
Additionally, the landlocked nation of 2.3 million consistently ranks as the continent’s least corrupt country in Transparency International’s annual index.
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