President Kurmanbek Bakiyev of Kyrgyzstan was ousted on April 7. He has many supporters in the southern region of the country, and after days of their violent protests in the city of Jalalabad in mid-May, the new government began enforcing nightly curfews.

In the past, Burundi has experienced violence throughout campaign seasons and in the weeks following election results. Nationwide elections are scheduled from May to September 2010.

In general, what poses the highest risk for visitors to both Bujumbura and Burundi is crime (muggings, burglaries, robberies and car-jackings), often committed by groups of armed bandits or street children.

In Kathmandu, Nepal, beginning on May 2, streets were blocked and businesses were forced to close in a six-day anti-government strike by Maoist protestors calling for Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to step down. Visitors in Pokhara were evacuated by authorities.

Though the general strike was called off, the Maoists, who have the largest party in Nepal’s current government, continue their protests.