Sub Saharan Africa

You should take out full travel and medical insurance cover for medical treatments and accidents, and repatriation by air ambulance.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake. See Travel Insurance for more details.

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is how we can help.

Register with our LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.

There is no resident British diplomatic mission in the Republic of Congo.  The British Honorary Consul in Brazzaville, Mr Dominique Picard (tel: +242 620 893 or 513 251; fax: +242 838 543), can offer only limited assistance.

 

The British Ambassador in Kinshasa is cross-accredited to the Republic of Congo.  His ability to help British nationals is limited.  We recommend that if you visit or are resident in the Republic of Congo you register with the British Embassy in Kinshasa. You can so so in person or, if you prefer, via our secure online registration service (see Registration above).