▲Congo (DRC) SKETCH SCORE: 12/100▲Congo (DRC) moved +2 this week▪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.▲Congo (DRC) SKETCH SCORE: 12/100▲Congo (DRC) moved +2 this week▪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.
Congo (DRC)
Nope.
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.
Verified Jul 12, 2026Confidence med▲ +2 this week
12Sketch Score
90-day trend
Governments, one trip
What they're telling their own citizens about Congo (DRC)
The real score
The breakdown
0advisoryConsensus
14Political Stability
17Police Trust
28Health
90LGBTQ+
See it from your perspective
12
Nope.
The general Sketch Score, unweighted for any specific traveler.
Staying healthy
What to watch out for, health-wise
Active notices
- • Ebola Bundibugyo Virus Disease in Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Vaccines
Recommended:
From people who've been there
Local know-how
Staying safe
- •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.
- •Outside the capital Kinshasa, there are very few hospitals or clinics available for sick or injured travellers.
- •The DRC has seen more than its fair share of violence.
- •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.
- •The regions of North and South Kivu have been in a state of continuous conflict since the early 1990s.
Staying healthy
- •Excellent medical care is almost entirely non-existent in DRC, especially for non-citizens.
- •There are occasional Ebola outbreaks in DRC.
- •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).
- •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.
- •If you need emergency medical assistance, it is advised that you go to your nation's embassy.
- •Drink lots of water when outside.
Adapted from Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA — edited by travelers, not us.
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The little things that trip people up
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Plug & voltage
C / E · 220V
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Driving side
right
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Emergency
police: 112 / ambulance: 112 / fire: 118
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- us-state — observed 2026-07-12
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- worldbank-political — observed 2026-07-12
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- cdc-health — observed 2026-07-12
- wikivoyage — observed 2026-07-12
- acled-hdx — observed 2026-07-12
- lgbtq-legal-wikipedia — observed 2026-07-12