Hi...Congo is one of the safest places I have ever been..as a woman I walk around both Point Noire and Brazzaville very relaxed. The taxi is great...very safe...of course always take the usual precautions with valuables in hotels etc....like anywhere else. Have never experienced anything unsafe.....I sometimes drive but get irritated by being stopped by police in search of a bribe...unless it's a long distance I walk or take a taxi.