All articles tagged with #do not travel
The NYPD says it will not provide an overseas security detail for Mayor Zohran Mamdani's wife during a September trip to Syria and Lebanon, noting officers do not accompany personal travel to countries with level-4 travel advisories; Mamdani's office had previously claimed security would join the trip, but later attributed the change to a miscommunication as security concerns and travel advisories loom.
The U.S. State Department added Niger to its Level 4 'Do Not Travel' advisory in January 2026 due to terrorism, kidnapping, violent crime, civil unrest, and limited emergency/healthcare capacity. Non-Niamey travel requires military escorts, and consular services are limited outside Niamey. Niger joins eight African countries under the highest travel alert (Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, South Sudan, Sudan, Somalia, and parts of the Sahel), reflecting ongoing regional insecurity.