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🇬🇭 Use CautionIs Ghana Safe for First-Time Travelers?
Safety Scores / Ghana
Travel verdict: See the scores below. The scores and risks below say why.
Safety Scores
Key Risks
- Petty crime and bag snatching in Accra
- One of West Africa's more stable and safer nations
- Internet scams targeting foreigners
Stay alert in markets and crowded areas; use licensed taxis or ride-hail apps
Yellow fever vaccination required; malaria prophylaxis and hepatitis A vaccine recommended
ATMs widely available in Accra; keep cards secure and use hotel safes
Emergency: 999
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