- The National Insight presents to you the top 10 safest cities in Africa in 2024
- Tunis has the Lowest crime rate, according to NUMBEO
- Rwanda’s Kigali is the Safest city in Africa in 2024, with a safety index score of 75.65
Is Africa safe? That is one of the questions that people who want to travel to Africa frequently ask themselves before making a decision. Indeed, Africa is safe and has some of the safest cities in the world. That being said, even in the world’s most advanced cities, complete safety is never assured.
A number of variables, such as political instability, terrorism, social crimes, and natural disasters, could affect how safe you are in African cities. However, natural disasters are very rare occurrences in African cities, rendering it a minor factor to be wary of in travel plans.
Given that tourism is a key economic driver in the majority of African nations, governments have been working hard to enhance safety regulations for both locals and visitors. This makes a couple of African cities secure, despite the mere infrastructural development.
Many businesses and investments hardly make it in a hostile environment, which easily culminates in high rates of unemployment, further polarizing social crimes. One of the biggest security issues in Sub-Saharan Africa is political instability. It’s very difficult to tell that security is guaranteed in a country divided on tribal and political inclinations, which has erupts almost in every election cycle.
Post-election altercation is a common denominator in Africa; this makes such countries the most politically delicate in the world. Terrorism, not much witnessed within the city CBDs, continues to be a sheer plague, throbbing fear amongst the locals and visitors.
Rwanda, after reeling from the most consequential civil war, has become the most peaceful country in Africa. It’s city, Kigali, is at its record pick as the only pinnacle of beauty and peace in Sub-Saharan Africa. It’s long-decade status of security has made it one of the top investment destinations in Africa.
Rabat, a Moroccan city, is the second-most secure city in Africa, with a safety index score of 63.32. According to NUMBEO, Tunisian city, Tunis has the record low crime rate in Africa with an outstanding score of 48.1. This makes Tunis the fourth-most secure city, with a safety index score of 51.9.
