Trump admin issues travel warnings for North Korea and Burkina Faso
The administration of President Donald Trump has just issued more travel warnings, imploring Americans and others to avoid certain countries.
The New York Post reports that Trump has added North Korea and Burkina Faso to the "do not travel" list.
"The State Department has four travel advisory levels: exercise normal precautions, exercise normal precautions, reconsider travel, and do not travel," the outlet explains.
Ot added, "The threat level in North Korea and Burkina Faso has been upgraded to Level 4. It’s the highest of the US State Department’s safety ranking system."
Barkina Faso
The travel warning for Burkina Faso can be found here.
The main reason for this travel warning upgrade is that "terrorist organizations continue to plan and conduct terrorist activities throughout Burkina Faso."
It, in part, states:
Terrorists may attack anywhere with little or no warning and may utilize various tactics including the use of common, commercially available items or the use of kidnapping for ransom. Targets may include but are not limited to: Hotels, Restaurants, Police stations, Customs offices, Areas at or near mining sites, Places of worship, Military posts, Schools.
Kidnapping, according to the warning, is a particularly big risk.
It is for these reasons, and others, that the U.S. is warning Americans not to travel here. It states:
Due to the risks, the U.S. government is unable to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in most of the country. U.S. government employees working in Burkina Faso are prohibited from traveling to regions outside the capital due to security concerns. Due to a historically high crime rate, the U.S. Embassy discourages U.S. government personnel from nighttime travel to the Balkiui and Rayongo (also known as Dayongo) neighborhoods of Ouagadougou’s Arrondissement 11.
North Korea
North Korea's travel warning has also been updated to level 4.
The travel advisory states:
Do not travel to North Korea due to the continuing serious risk of arrest, long-term detention, and the threat of wrongful detention of U.S. nationals. Do not travel to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea for any reason.
It goes on to explain how "the U.S. government does not have diplomatic relations with North Korea."
Because of this, it states that the U.S. "cannot provide direct help to U.S. citizens in North Korea in emergencies."
There are now over 20 countries on the U.S.'s "do not travel list. They include:
North Korea, Burkina Faso, Yemen, Iran, South Sudan, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Central African Republic, Belarus, Iraq, Ukraine, Venezuela, Haiti, Libya, Somalia, Russia, Burma, Mali, and Sudan.