Casablanca — A new map published by the British online newspaper The Independent shows U.K. citizens the safest and most dangerous countries to travel to, and Morocco is marked as one of the safest.
On the map (see below) Morocco is the only country entirely safe for travel in the North African region, and one of the safest in the Middle East and North African region (MENA).
The British Foreign Office (FCO) regularly updates U.K. citizens on issues regarding travel safety. It last updated its travel advice regarding Morocco on June 8th, stating that “around 500,000 British nationals visit Morocco every year” and adding that “most visits are trouble-free.”
The same can’t be said for many other African nations. Last year, following a terror attack in Tunisia that took the lives of 30 British tourists, the FCO advised against travel to Tunisia.
Unfortunately, this greatly affected the nation’s tourist industry, and the FCO is now “considering easing its advice not to travel to Tunisia,” says The Independent.
The FCO also warns against travel to countries like Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad and the Central African Republic.
Morocco was also recently ranked as among the safest countries for business investors. In January, French consulting firm COFACE rated the nation as the second safest country in Africa for investors.
The firm kept Morocco’s rating at A4, meaning low risk and suitable for investors, naming it the safest country in the MENA region.
Though Morocco is relatively safe for visitors and investors alike, the U.K. government’s foreign travel advice page for Morocco does warn against a “high threat from terrorism” and “poor road safety.”
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