Last verified: Saturday, 4. July 2020 at 07:21 AM
Last verified: Saturday, 4. July 2020 at 07:21 AM
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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 3.7 (average value over all countries). All countries have some reported advisories: Somalia (5), Sudan (4.1), Eritrea (3.4), Kenya with 3.2 and Djibouti with 3 (of 5).
There are currently 6,163 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 109 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 3.3 out of 5.0.
Danger level: 2 - Travel is usually safe. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Global Health Advisory: Do Not Travel. Avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19 Exercise increased caution when traveling in Ethiopia due to sporadic civil unrest and communications disruptions. Some areas have increased risk. Read the entire Travel Advisory. Do Not Travel To: Border area with Somalia due to potential for terrorism, ...
Danger level: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
The Austrian Government advises again travelling Äthiopien.
Source: https://www.bmeia.gv.at//reise-aufenthalt/reiseinformation/land/aethiopien/
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: 3 - Travel with high caution. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Iaktta särskild försiktighet - Finländska medborgare som är bosatta i Etiopien eller som planerar en resa till landet uppmanas vara försiktiga och uppmärksamma i hela landet på grund av säkerhetsläget. Undvik stora folksamlingar. Det förekommer en risk för terrorism. Undvik resor som inte är nödvändiga till gränsen mot Eritrea, Somalia och Sydsudan.
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Avoid non-essential travel
Source: https://www.dfa.ie/travel/travel-advice/a-z-list-of-countries/ethiopia/
Danger level: 4 - Reconsider travelling. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
Vi fraråder alle ikke-nødvendige rejser til hele verden, herunder Etiopien. Det gør vi, fordi mange lande i øjeblikket indfører omfattende restriktioner med kort varsel for at forebygge smittespredning med coronavirus/COVID-19. Restriktioner omfatter i flere lande ind- og udrejserestriktioner, udgangsforbud o. lign. Den danske ambassade i Addis Ababa har ...
Source: http://um.dk/da/rejse-og-ophold/rejse-til-udlandet/rejsevejledninger/etiopien/
Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is a regional information covering specific areas of Ethiopia.
Issued by: Danish government
Coverage: Somali-regionen og alle Etiopiens grænseområder.
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Danger level: 5 - Do not travel. This is the general advisory usually covering the country as a whole.
A State of Emergency is in place in Ethiopia. Restrictions apply to all social, political or religious gatherings, as well as to the number of people allowed in vehicles and on public transport. You must wear a mask when accessing services such as banks and shops. Restrictions can change at short notice. Monitor local media and follow authorities' advice. You ...
Source: https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/africa/ethiopia
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 3.1 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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These are the main product industries and agricultural products of Ethiopia. This list indicates what this country is good at producing.
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These are the main product categories of imports and exports to and from Ethiopia.
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Ethiopia is currently rated at 3,3 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 3,3 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 6,163 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 109 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 (4.1)
Eritrea (3.4)
Kenya (3.2)
Djibouti (3.0)
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