Travel Warnings & Advice

For the latest travel advice and warnings, contact the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Travel Advice Unit
Consular Directorate
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Old Admiralty Building
London SW1A 2PA

Telephone: 0845 850 2829
Fax: 020 7008 0155

Web: www.fco.gov.uk

Travellers to Mauritania should avoid political gatherings and demonstrations. Those planning to travel through the disputed territory of Western Sahara should note that many areas are mined. Reports circulate of assaults by bandits near the border with Mali.