There is no British Embassy in Equatorial Guinea. In an emergency, you can get consular assistance from the British Honorary Consul in Malabo. Be alert and take sensible personal security precautions. Roadblocks and unannounced identification checks are likely. Carry an appropriate form of identification (passport or residence permit) with you at all times. If you wish to travel outside Malabo on the island of Bioko, or outside Bata on the mainland, you will need to inform the local authorities in advance. Equatorial Guinea has cancelled all incoming and outgoing flights to/from Sao Tome et Principe, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Benin, Togo, Nigeria and Gabon as a prevention measure against the spread of Ebola to Equatorial Guinea. In addition, permission for vessels travelling to/from west, central or east Africa to berth or depart from Malabo port has been suspended. Equatorial Guinea has also suspended issuing visas for those intending to travel to Equatorial Guinea from central and west Africa. The Equatorial Guinea government has requested that west and central African countries instruct their embassies in Equatorial Guinea to suspend issuing visas (to Equatorial Guinea nationals or foreign residents in Equatorial Guinea) for onward travel to any country in west or central Africa. There have been no cases of Ebola in Equatorial Guinea. There have been attacks of armed robbery on commercial shipping vessels in the Gulf of Guinea. There is a low threat from terrorism.