Kenya ranked 29th and 117th in the continent and globally, respectively, with Iceland ranked safest in the world1.MauritiusMauritius is the safest country in Africa. BotswanaBotswana has a reputation as one of the safest countries in Africa, and it’s well earned. Even though safety declined from 2021 to 2022, it fared well between 2022 and 2023 to rank second safest country in Africa. NamibiaThis year, the South African country moved up two places to rank as the seventh safest country in the continent. It dropped three places in Africa and four places globally at position 63 with a score of 1.898, making it the ninth safest country in Africa in 2023.

Source: Daily Nation July 19, 2023 05:05 UTC