{
  "_license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribute SKETCH.WORLD (https://sketch.world) and link back if you use this data.",
  "_source": "https://sketch.world/congo-drc",
  "iso2": "CD",
  "name": "Congo (DRC)",
  "slug": "congo-drc",
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-12T18:40:02.553Z",
  "score": 12,
  "verdict": "nope",
  "confidence": "med",
  "subscores": {
    "advisoryConsensus": 0,
    "political": 13.515317609189403,
    "policeTrust": 17.467894,
    "health": 28,
    "lgbtq": 90
  },
  "delta7d": 2,
  "advisories": {
    "disagreement": 0,
    "us": {
      "level": 4,
      "label": "Level 4: Do Not Travel",
      "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-travel-advisory.html"
    },
    "ca": {
      "level": 4,
      "label": "Avoid all travel",
      "url": "https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/congo-kinshasa"
    }
  },
  "generated": true,
  "regionFlags": [],
  "health": {
    "notices": [
      {
        "title": "Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo",
        "level": 3
      }
    ],
    "vaccines": {
      "required": [],
      "recommended": []
    },
    "tapWater": "unknown"
  },
  "entry": {
    "visaNote": "",
    "passportValidityMonths": 0,
    "sources": []
  },
  "scams": [],
  "laws": [],
  "streetWisdom": {
    "summary": "",
    "quotes": [],
    "generatedAt": "2026-07-12"
  },
  "localKnowledge": {
    "staySafe": [
      {
        "text": "The DRC remains one of the most underdeveloped countries in Africa and a significant portion of it is not safe for any travel or sightseeing."
      },
      {
        "text": "Outside the capital Kinshasa, there are very few hospitals or clinics available for sick or injured travellers."
      },
      {
        "text": "The DRC has seen more than its fair share of violence."
      },
      {
        "text": "In the northeastern part of the country, the LRA (of child-soldier and 'Kony' fame) continues to roam the jungles near the border with the CAR, South Sudan and Uganda."
      },
      {
        "text": "The regions of North and South Kivu have been in a state of continuous conflict since the early 1990s."
      }
    ],
    "stayHealthy": [
      {
        "text": "Excellent medical care is almost entirely non-existent in DRC, especially for non-citizens."
      },
      {
        "text": "There are occasional Ebola outbreaks in DRC."
      },
      {
        "text": "You will need a yellow fever vaccination in order to enter the country by air (this requirement is often ignored at land entry points, particularly the smaller ones)."
      },
      {
        "text": "Congo is malarial, although slightly less in the Kivu region due to the altitude, so use insect repellent and take the necessary precautions such as sleeping under mosquito nets."
      },
      {
        "text": "If you need emergency medical assistance, it is advised that you go to your nation's embassy."
      },
      {
        "text": "Drink lots of water when outside."
      }
    ],
    "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo"
  },
  "recentHeadlines": [],
  "whatChanged": "The Congo score rose to 12 out of 100, but US and Canadian governments still maintain level 4 do-not-travel advisories alongside active Ebola Bundibugyo virus notices.",
  "practical": {
    "plug": [
      "C",
      "E"
    ],
    "voltage": 220,
    "drivingSide": "right",
    "emergency": {
      "police": "112",
      "ambulance": "112",
      "fire": "118"
    },
    "simAdvice": "",
    "cashVsCard": "",
    "tipping": ""
  },
  "lgbtqLegal": {
    "status": "legal",
    "summary": "Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country)",
    "sourceUrl": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_by_country_or_territory"
  },
  "receipts": [
    {
      "sourceId": "us-state",
      "url": "https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/traveladvisories/traveladvisories/democratic-republic-of-the-congo-travel-advisory.html",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "ca-gac",
      "url": "https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/congo-kinshasa",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "worldbank-political",
      "url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/GOV_WGI_PV.EST?format=json&date=2024&per_page=300",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "worldbank-policeTrust",
      "url": "https://api.worldbank.org/v2/country/all/indicator/GOV_WGI_RL.EST?format=json&date=2024&per_page=300",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "cdc-health",
      "url": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/notices/level3/ebola-democratic-republic-of-the-congo",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "wikivoyage",
      "url": "https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "acled-hdx",
      "url": "https://data.humdata.org/organization/acled",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    },
    {
      "sourceId": "lgbtq-legal-wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBTQ_rights_by_country_or_territory",
      "observedAt": "2026-07-12"
    }
  ]
}