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Terrorism, kidnapping and military operations near the Burkina Faso border affect Savanes, Dapaong’s north, and N28/N16 routes.

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Togo has active official travel warnings as of 2026-05-15. The strictest advisories say to avoid all travel to parts of the Savanes Region and areas near the Burkina Faso border because of terrorism, kidnapping risk, military operations, and unrest.

What Is Being Advised

Avoid all travel to the highest-risk northern areas named in official advisories, especially parts of the Savanes Region and places near the Burkina Faso border. Avoid non-essential travel to the wider Savanes Region where advisories use that threshold. Elsewhere in Togo, use heightened caution; official notices cite social unrest, politically motivated demonstrations, violent crime, cybercrime, transport risks, and protests in Lomé.

If your route crosses northern Togo, check the latest official pages before departure and again before each travel day. Advisories define risk by prefecture, region, border distance, named town, highway, or triple-border zone.

Where exactly this applies
  • Germany warns against travel to Kpendjal and Kpendjal Ouest prefectures in the Savanes Region and onward travel to Burkina Faso. It strongly advises against other Savanes prefectures and advises against Dankpen and Keran.
  • Canada says to avoid all travel within 30 km of the Burkina Faso border, including the city and area north of Dapaong, travel along the N28 and N16 highways, and the cities of Cinkassé, Korbongou, Kong, Mandouri, and Nadioum. It advises avoiding non-essential travel to the rest of the Savanes Region.
  • The UK advises against all travel within 30 km of the Burkina Faso border, except for Dapaong and the N1 highway leading to it from the south. It advises against all but essential travel to the rest of the Savanes Region.
  • Switzerland advises against travel to the province of Savanes.
  • Spain names the Burkina/Togo/Benin and Burkina/Togo/Ghana triple-border zones, Cinkassé, Mandouri, and the Savanes Region as areas to avoid or visit only for imperative reasons.
  • France marks parts of Togo above baseline advice, including the Savanes Region, with red, orange, and yellow security zones.
Organizations issuing warnings
  • Auswärtiges Amt, Germany
  • Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, United Kingdom
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères, France
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación, Spain
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Italy
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan

What Changed For Travelers

The travel decision mainly turns on northern Togo. Six governments in the source material have avoid-all-travel or equivalent highest-level restrictions somewhere in the country, with the overlap concentrated around the Savanes Region and the Burkina Faso border.

Germany updated its advisory on 2026-05-14 and cites terrorist attacks, kidnappings, a state of emergency in Savanes, and protests in Lomé. France updated its Togo security zones on 2026-05-13. Canada updated on 2026-05-04 and separates the 30 km Burkina Faso border area, where it says avoid all travel, from the wider Savanes Region, where it says avoid non-essential travel.

If you are already in Togo, verify the exact route against current official maps or text before going north of Kara, toward Dapaong, toward Cinkassé or Mandouri, or near the Burkina Faso border. If your trip does not need northern Togo, keep it out of the named border areas and monitor demonstration risk in Lomé.

Why The Boundaries Differ

The advisories draw different lines. Canada and the UK use a 30 km Burkina Faso border zone. Germany names Kpendjal and Kpendjal Ouest prefectures, other Savanes prefectures, Dankpen, and Keran. Spain names triple-border zones and specific towns. France uses colored security zones. Those differences change the map a traveler has to check. The underlying northern-security concern is similar across the advisories.

The strongest shared reasons are terrorism and kidnapping risk in the north. Canada also names military operations near the Burkina Faso border. Germany names a state of emergency in Savanes. Broader countrywide cautions add social unrest, politically motivated demonstrations, violent crime, cybercrime, transport risks, and ordinary crime.

Source Notes

Government labels vary by source. Germany uses a partial travel warning. France uses red, orange, and yellow zones. Canada and the UK use direct avoid-all-travel language for parts of the north. Japan lists Level 3 for areas where travelers should not go, Level 2 for avoiding non-essential travel, and Level 1 for heightened caution.

The oldest official update in the source material is Japan's 2024-04-08 notice; the newest is Germany's 2026-05-14 update. The source pages were checked on 2026-05-14. Use the linked official pages for changes after that date.

Official source notes

Official source notes used for this article. Native government labels are preserved when available.

  • Auswartiges Amt (de) (avoid all travel; native label: Teilreisewarnung; updated 2026-05-14; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: Teilreisewarnung. Germany warns against travel to Togo’s Kpendjal and Kpendjal Ouest prefectures in the Savanes Region and onward travel to Burkina Faso. It strongly advises against other Savanes prefectures, advises against Dankpen and Keran, and cites terrorist attacks, kidnappings, a state of emergency in Savanes, and protests in Lomé.
  • Ministere de l'Europe et des Affaires etrangeres (fr) (avoid all travel; native label: Zone formellement déconseillée (rouge); Zone déconseillée sauf raison impérative (orange); Zone de vigilance renforcée (jaune); updated 2026-05-13; checked 2026-05-14): Togo - Conseils aux voyageurs: security zones. France Diplomatie currently places parts of Togo above ordinary baseline travel advice. Native severity labels are preserved as: Zone formellement déconseillée (rouge); Zone déconseillée sauf raison impérative (orange); Zone de vigilance renforcée (jaune). Named areas/routes/borders include: Région des Savanes, Terrorisme, Cybercriminalité, Risques liés aux transports, Délinquance.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: Savanes region - Avoid non-essential travel. Avoid non-essential travel to Savanes region due to the threat of terrorism and the risk of kidnapping. This advisory excludes the area within 30 km of the border with Burkina Faso where you should avoid all travel.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (avoid all travel; native label: Avoid all travel; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: Border with Burkina Faso - Avoid all travel. Avoid all travel to within 30 km of the border with Burkina Faso, due to military operations, the threat of terrorism and the risk of kidnapping. This warning includes the city and area north of Dapaong, travel along the N28 and N16 highways, as well as the cities of: Cinkassé Korbongou Kong Mandouri Nadioum
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (gb) (avoid all travel; native label: FCDO advises against all travel; updated 2025-12-15; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: FCDO advises against all travel. Areas where FCDO advises against travel Togo-Burkina Faso border FCDO advises against all travel to within 30km of the border with Burkina Faso, except for: the city of Dapaong and the N1 highway leading to it from the south. Savanes Region FCDO advises against all but essential travel to the rest of the Savanes region. Find out more about why FCDO advises against travel.
  • Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (ch) (avoid all travel; native label: regional — Von Reisen in die Provinz Savanes wird abgeraten; updated 2025-07-04; checked 2026-05-14): FDFA travel advice for Togo. The FDFA advises against travel to/in province Savanes. The current FDFA update note was published on 2025-07-04.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid all travel; native label: レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）; updated 2024-04-08; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Togo in the listed area at レベル3：渡航は止めてください。（渡航中止勧告）（継続）; travelers should not travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Union Europea y Cooperacion (es) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: SE RECOMIENDA VIAJAR CON PRECAUCIÓN Y ABSTENERSE DE HACERLO POR DETERMINADAS ZONAS.; updated 2026-03-24; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: avoid triple-border zones and Savanes. Spain recommends traveling with caution and abstaining from certain zones in Togo. It says very high-risk no-travel areas include the Burkina/Togo/Benin and Burkina/Togo/Ghana triple-border zones, Cinkassé and Mandouri, and that Savanes should not be visited except for imperative reasons.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (avoid non-essential travel; native label: レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）; updated 2024-04-08; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Togo in the listed area at レベル2：不要不急の渡航は止めてください。（継続）; travelers should avoid non-essential travel. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.
  • Global Affairs Canada (ca) (heightened caution; native label: Exercise a high degree of caution; updated 2026-05-04; checked 2026-05-14): Togo - Exercise a high degree of caution. Exercise a high degree of caution in Togo due to social unrest, politically motivated demonstrations and violent crime.
  • Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale (it) (heightened caution; native label: sicurezza - Area di particolare Cautela; updated 2026-01-15; checked 2026-05-14): Area di particolare Cautela. Official Viaggiare Sicuri marks Golfo di Guinea in Togo for above-baseline travel caution due to security risks. Travelers are advised to use heightened caution and follow local authority instructions.
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (ie) (heightened caution; native label: High Degree of Caution; updated 2025-11-04; checked 2026-05-14): Ireland DFA: High caution - Togo. Ireland DFA currently rates Togo as High Degree of Caution. Irish tourists should treat the destination as elevated risk and check the official page for local security and travel conditions.
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs (jp) (heightened caution; native label: レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）; updated 2024-04-08; checked 2026-05-14): Togo: レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）. Japan MOFA keeps Togo nationwide at レベル1：十分注意してください。（継続）; travelers should exercise a high degree of caution. The update notes cite ongoing security risks and advise travelers to monitor reliable information and take sufficient safety measures.