Louis
(.375 member)
21/07/20 05:55 AM
Re: Lion hunt in Burkina Faso

Bonde, as already mentioned by Grand Veneur, Burkina Faso is now out of bonds for security reasons. A really peaceful country until the early 2010's it progressively became a no-go area as armed islamic insurgents - and armed highwaymen affiliates, that operate in Mali have progressively extended their area of operations to the South into Burkina Faso and other countries of the Sahel region. In addition to the risk of being caught in frequent counter-insurgency operations, the kidnap for ransom risk is now also prevalent; four tourists (1 US, 1 Korean and 2 French) were kidnapped in May 2019 in a National Park in Northern Benin, an area neighbouring with hunting areas in Southern Burkina Faso, and rescued by French SF in Burkina Faso several days later, as the abductors were travelling back North, to Mali, with the hostages.

I don't know about the Norwegian Gov. Travel Advisory website, but check the UK and US ones in English for additional advice and, in case you would still want to travel to BF then I would advise you to buy before leaving good life/limb and KR insurance policies .

I addition to Zimbabwe, you may also check lion hunting options in Cameroon, which is still a quite safe country to African standards.

Louis



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