Last verified: Sunday, 24. September 2023 at 07:48 AM
Last verified: Sunday, 24. September 2023 at 07:48 AM
We advise caution when travelling to Ethiopia We advise caution when travelling to Ethiopia. We detected travel advisories from 8 sources for this specific country.
Ethiopia shares a land border with 5 neighbouring states. For this region of countries (including Ethiopia), the Advisory Index is 3.8 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Somalia (5), Sudan (4.7), Djibouti (3.2), Eritrea with 3.2 and Kenya with 3.1 (of 5).
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ethiopia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET).
There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ethiopia.
Source: www.ecdc.europa.eu
Chart of the risk level over that last 200 days. This is the daily calculated travel risk for Ethiopia.
Chart of the number of sources over that last 200 days. This is the daily number of advisory sources (of any rating) that have been active on that day.
Note: Changes happening on the 28th/29th of July 2019 are related to a change in the software and number of sources processed.
These are the individual advisories published by other countries about the destination Ethiopia from a travellers perspective. The scoring of all messages combined is the foundation for the current rating 3.5 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel to the Danakil desert area (east of the Dessie-Adigrat road and north of the Dessie-Djibouti road). There is a significant threat to your security in these areas due to cross border tensions, the activities of armed militant groups, the risk of kidnapping and armed banditry, and the presence of landmines (level 3 of 4). Avoid non-essential ...
Danger level: 0 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ethiopia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: If you are planning international travel at this time, please read our COVID-19 related travel advice here, alongside our destination specific travel advice below.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ethiopia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Exercise increased caution in the city of Addis Ababa due to the unstable political situation and ethnic tensions (level 2 of 4).
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ethiopia.
Issued by: New Zealand government
Info: Do not travel to more remote regions or within 10 kilometers of Ethiopia's borders with Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Sudan and Eritrea, with the exception of Highway 80 and the Moyale border crossing along the Kenyan border due to the high risk of violence, kidnapping and landmines. Despite a peace agreement in November 2022 between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea remains a heavily militarized security corridor. Border roads with Eritrea are closed due to the conflict in Tigray. Conditions at the border may change with no warning (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to the Regional State of Tigray, the Regional State of Amhara, and the northern areas of Afar Regional States bordering Tigray due to due to the ongoing military conflict and uncertain security situation, which could deteriorate with little warning (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to most parts of the Somali region, specifically the Nogob (previously Fik), Jarar (previously Degehabur), Shabelle (previously Gode), Korahe and Dollo (previously Warder) zones and within 100 kilometres of the border with Somalia in the Afder and Liben zones, due to the high risk of terrorist attacks, kidnapping, violence and landmines (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to certain parts of the Gambella region (the districts of Akobo, Wantawo, Jikawo and Lare in the Nuer zone and Jore district in the Agnuak zone) due to the high risk of violence and the volatile security situation (level 4 of 4). Do not travel to parts of the Oromia regional state (the West Wollega Zone, East Wollega Zone, Kelem Wollega, Horo Gudru Wollega) and Benishangul Gumuz Regional State due to high degrees of violent civil unrest (level 4 of 4).
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Äthiopien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise (Teilreisewarnung). The German government advises againt travelling this country.
Source: https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/ReiseUndSicherheit/aethiopiensicherheit/209504
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Canadian goverment suggests: Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories).
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Undvik icke nödvändiga resor - Undvik alla resor till följande områden: Etiopiens gränsområden, Amhara, Tigray, Benishangul-Gumuz, gränsområdena mellan Afar och Tigray, särskilt västra Oromia, Gambella, Somali. Undvik att röra dig utomhus efter mörkrets inbrott och var försiktig också under dagtid. Ambassaden rekommenderar att alla som reser till ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ethiopia.
Issued by: Finnish government
Coverage: Addis Ababa
Info: Iaktta särskild försiktighet
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
We've reviewed our advice for Ethiopia. We now advise, do not travel to West Shewa in Oromia Regional, Somali Regional State (except for Nogob, Erer, Sitti and up to 40km of Ethiopia’s border with Somalia in Fafan) and to within 30 km of the border with Tigray and Amhara in Afar regional state. Additional do not travel advisories apply in other areas of Ethiopia. ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/ethiopia
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Reissued with obsolete COVID-19 page links removed. Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to sporadic violent conflict, civil unrest, crime, communications disruptions, terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Do Not Travel To: Tigray Region and border with Eritrea due to sporadic violent conflict, civil unrest, and crime. Afar-Tigray border areas due to sporadic ...
This is the recent history of individual changes of travel advices that affected the total asessment of Ethiopia. Most recent events first.
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 3.6 to 3.5. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government decreased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 5.0 (by -1.0).
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 3.3 to 3.6. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government increased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +3.0).
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 3.1 to 3.3. Here are the influencing details:
The Canadian government increased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 3.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 2.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 2.9 to 3.1. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government increased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 5.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 4.0 (by +1.0).
The Irish government increased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 2.7 to 2.9. Here are the influencing details:
The Australian government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 4.0.
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 2.6 to 2.7. Here are the influencing details:
The Danish government increased their existing warning for Ethiopia to 4.0 (of 5.0) from the previous rating of 3.0 (by +1.0).
The total rating for Ethiopia changed from 0.0 to 0.0. Here are the influencing details:
The United States government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 2.0.
The Austrian government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 3.0.
The Canadian government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 2.0.
The New Zealand government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 2.0.
The Irish government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 3.0.
The Finnish government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 3.0.
The Danish government issued a new warning for Ethiopia with a rating of 3.0.
Ethiopia with its capital Addis Ababa is a country in Africa (Eastern Africa), slightly less than twice the size of Texas (1,127,127 km²). The country is located Eastern Africa, west of Somalia. The climate can be described as tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation. The landscape is high plateau with central mountain range divided by Great Rift Valley. With a population of about 78.25 million citizens.
| Topic | Value |
|---|---|
| Capital | Addis Ababa |
| Population | about 78.25 million |
| Size | 1.127.127 km² |
| Size comparable to | slightly less than twice the size of Texas |
| Common languages | Amharic, English, Oromo, Sinhala, Somali, Tigrinya |
| Currency | Birr (short: ETB) |
| Common voltage (electricity) | 220V - 50Hz |
| Used GSM Frequencies | 900 |
| International phone prefix | +251 |
| Internet Top Level Domain | .et |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 2 | ET |
| Countrycode: ISO Alpha 3 | ETH |
| Countrycode: ISO Numeric | 231 |
These are problems Ethiopia is facing. Environmental issues refer to damages of the nature due to industry and society. Natural hazzards refer to potential dangers originating in nature.
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Natural hazzards
These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ethiopia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
Industries
Agriculture products
These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia is currently rated at 3,5 out of a possible 5.0. Collected from 8 official sources. We advise caution when travelling to Ethiopia.
Visiting the country Ethiopia is usually fine. The score is at 3,5 Just keep an eye open, obey local rules and you'll most likely be fine.
We currently evaluate 11 official sources each morning. Today, we know of active advisories from 8 individual sources for Ethiopia.
There are currently no officially reported cases of infections with SARS-CoV-2 (or Coronavirus) in Ethiopia. As reported by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control this morning (~8:30am CET). There are currently no officially reported deaths related to this disease in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia has a size of 1,127,127 km² or 435,186 mi² which is slightly less than twice the size of Texas.
For non-country specific questions, please check our global F.A.Q.
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2020-03-10:
Integrated data from European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COVID-19/ SARS-CoV-2/ Coronavirus).
2019-09-01:
Added timeline charts for risk level and number of advisories.
2019-07-29:
Added two more sources (Finland and Denmark).
Affects country ratings.
2019-07-15:
South-Sudan was missing and was added today.
2019-05-18:
Performance improvements for API users.
2019-03-23:
Introduced professional API with more data.
2019-02-13:
Added three more sources (Cyprus, Ireland and Malta).
Affects country ratings.
Somalia (5.0)
Sudan (4.7)
Djibouti (3.2)
Eritrea (3.2)
Kenya (3.1)
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