US Updates Mozambique Travel Advisory, Flags Level 4 Zones Over 500-Member ISIS Threat
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
US Updates Mozambique Travel Advisory, Flags Level 4 Zones Over 500-Member ISIS Threat
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
An Aug. 21 State Department update kept Mozambique at Level 2 but marked parts of Cabo Delgado, Niassa and Nampula as Level 4 "Do Not Travel" because of terrorism risks.
Cabo Delgado drew the sharpest warning: the advisory says active militants can hit public areas and tourist sites with little or no warning and may take hostages.
Alex Perry, author of a book on Mozambique's insurgency, said the northern ISIS affiliate has roughly 500 members and has carried out mass beheadings, damaging the region's high-end hunting safari trade.
Americans who still travel are urged to enroll in STEP, keep documents accessible, avoid non-emergency night travel and consider private security in affected areas.
The warning targets a country that logged more than 757,400 foreign visitors in 2024 and follows other recent U.S. Level 2 advisories, including Ecuador and the Bahamas.