The United States has retained Uganda under its highest travel warning, urging American citizens to avoid travelling to the country over security and health concerns.

On November 9, 2026, the US State Department’s TravelGov account included Uganda in a reminder listing countries under its Level 4 travel advisory, alongside Iran, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Uganda has been under the Level 4 warning since May 17, 2026, with the US State Department maintaining the rating when it updated its travel advisory on June 4.

The advisory cites crime, health risks, terrorism and civil unrest as the major reasons Americans should avoid travelling to Uganda.

It also warns that the US government has limited capacity to provide emergency consular assistance to its citizens in the country.

Among the security concerns highlighted are armed robbery, limited police resources and the possibility of attacks in public places, including locations frequented by tourists.

The United States raised Uganda’s travel warning from Level 3 to Level 4 in May following an outbreak of Bundibugyo Ebola, which was linked to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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However, Uganda’s Ministry of Health officially declared the Ebola outbreak over on July 28, 2026.

On August 27, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) welcomed the end of the outbreak after Uganda went 42 days without recording a new confirmed case following the discharge of the last patient.

In October, the Ministry of Health reported that Uganda had not recorded any further confirmed cases but cautioned that Ebola transmission was still ongoing across the border in the DRC.

Despite the declaration that the outbreak had ended in Uganda, the United States has maintained the country’s highest travel warning, with crime, terrorism and other security concerns remaining among the reasons cited in its advisory.