Sub Saharan Africa

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General

Insurance

You should ensure that you have comprehensive medical/travel insurance that covers evacuation by air ambulance.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for the activities you want to undertake.  For more general information see our Travel Insurance page.

If things do go wrong when you are oversees then this is our How We Can Help page.

Registering your presence

We recommend you 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

Consular Assistance

You should be aware that we are unable to provide formal consular assistance.  Only very limited consular assistance can be provided by the British High Commission in Accra.  You should register, and stay in contact, with our warden network (contact details below) and the High Commission in Accra.

You should review your personal security arrangements throughout your visit carefully and seek professional security advice on their adequacy.  Events can move fast and violence can erupt at short notice.  We strongly recommend that you keep a close watch on current events whilst in Ivory Coast. This can be done through our local warden network in Abidjan.

Should there be a serious breakdown in law and order, you should seek the assistance of other EU missions.  The UK is unlikely to mount a major evacuation as in 2004.  You should also be aware that other countries may also not do so.

You should be aware that limited services are available as many services formerly delivered by the Ivorian Government, such as a civilian police force and judicial system, as well as some private sector services, such as banking, are only slowly being re-established in the former rebel-controlled north.

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