Niger Travel Insurance

Basic Information About Niger

Some important information on Niger Travel Insurance that we think you’ll want to know before you travel.

Niger Security Measures for travelers

The decision to travel to Niger is yours and you are also responsible for your personal safety and security abroad. But since we care about your safety, we provide you with reliable and relevant information in our Travel Advice to help you to make well-informed decisions as you travel outside Canada.

Risk Level

Due to the risks of kidnapping and terrorism, avoid all travel to Niger with the exception of Niamey, the country’s capital.

Avoid non-essential travel to Niamey due to the risk of kidnapping and crime.

Entry / Exit requirements

Niger, like other countries, decide who enters or exits its territory and the Government of Canada cannot intervene on your behalf if you do not meet the country’s entry or exit requirements.

The information on this page was obtained from the Niger authorities; however, it can change at any time. Moreover, you can verify the information with foreign diplomatic missions and consulates in Canada.

Passport

The entry requirements that apply to you depend on the type of passport you use for travel. Check with your transportation company about passport requirements before you travel.

Niger Healthcare

There are private and public hospitals and health care centers. The quality of healthcare in Niger is very poor but medical treatment may be expensive. When traveling to Niger, you should go with enough cash to cover potential costs because some hospitals may require cash payment. It is also important that you have Niger travel insurance even before entering the country.

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Niger Travel Insurance News

Canada has a policy of not paying the ransom but the government often handle the cases of kidnapping with indifference.

The case of Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat who worked as a special envoy to the UN in Niger is notable. Fowler was kidnapped by Al Qaeda on December 2008 in the Islamic Maghreb with his colleague, Louis Guay. Both were held captive for 130 days.

Fowler accused the Canadian government, particularly RCMP for not treating his wife right during the captivity.

He said that the RCMP decided that their families could not be trusted with the knowledge that they were alive and nobody in the Ottawa bureaucracy challenged that position.

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