Chad
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Regional risks
This section has safety advice for regions of Chad. It only covers regions where FCDO has specific advice.
You should also read FCDO’s overall travel advice and safety and security advice.
Borkou, Ennedi Ouest, Ennedi Est and Tibesti provinces
FCDO advises against all travel to the northern provinces of Chad:
- Borkou Province
- Ennedi Ouest Province
- Ennedi Est Province
- Tibesti Province
There are many landmines near the Chad-Libya border in these provinces. The northern provinces are also unsafe due to the presence of rebel groups and contested gold mines.
Kanem Province, including Nokou
FCDO advises against all travel to the western part of Kanem Province, including the town of Nokou due to the risk of terrorism. See Terrorism in Chad.
Lake Chad region
FCDO advises against all travel to the Lake Chad region. There is a high risk of terrorist kidnapping in the Lake Chad region. See Terrorism in Chad.
Within 30km of all Chad’s other borders
FCDO advises against all travel to within 30km of all of Chad’s other borders.
The Chad-Sudan border is closed to travellers, with limited humanitarian exceptions. Since late 2025, there has been increased insecurity along the eastern border, as a result of the conflict in neighbouring Darfur, Sudan, including armed and fatal clashes on the Chad side of the border and reports of aerial attacks near towns such as Tiné.
The Central African Republic (CAR) is unstable and the border area is highly insecure, with limited government presence and active armed groups. In October 2026, Chad accused the CAR military of conducting an attack against suspected rebels that infringed Chadian territory in Tissi, at the intersection between the CAR, Chad and Sudan borders, with a number of people injured as a result.
The rest of Chad
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the rest of Chad, including the capital, N’Djamena.
The Sahel region
There is a high risk of terrorist kidnapping in the Sahel region, which includes Chad, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. See Terrorism in Chad.