Botswana amongst safest to visit-report

FRANCISTOWN: Botswana has been listed amongst the low travel security risk countries in the world in 2020.

According to the report of International SOS, a travel security services company, released this week, the travel security risk rating analyses the threat posed to travellers and international assignees by political violence (including terrorism, insurgency, politically motivated unrest and war), social unrest (including sectarian, communal and ethnic violence) as well as violent and petty crime.

Other factors such as the robustness of the transport infrastructure, the state of industrial relations, the effectiveness of the security and emergency services and the country’s susceptibility to natural disasters are also considered where they are of sufficient magnitude to impact the overall risk environment for travellers.

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