Chad

Overview

There are significant threats to New Zealanders travelling to Chad. If you travel outside N’Djamena against our advice, ensure you put security measures in place. 

• Terrorism - there is a threat of terrorism throughout Chad and terrorist attacks could occur at any time. 
• Kidnapping - there is a threat of kidnapping against foreigners, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) and humanitarian workers have been targeted in the past. 
• Violent crime - there is a high level of violent crime including armed robbery, carjacking and murder.
• Civil unrest - violent civil unrest has occurred and the security situation remains unpredictable.

See below for detailed travel advice.

Consular assistance for New Zealanders

New Zealand has no diplomatic presence in Chad, so the New Zealand Government’s ability to help New Zealand citizens there is limited.