Diplomacy
US and UK Issue New Travel Advisories for Ethiopia Citing Conflict and Tensions
Deutsche Welle · 3 hours ago · Read the Full Story on Deutsche Welle
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The United States and Britain have issued new travel advisories for their citizens due to ongoing conflict in northern Ethiopia and escalating tensions with Eritrea.
- The United States and Britain issued new travel advisories for citizens regarding Ethiopia.
- The advisories cite the ongoing war in northern Ethiopia and escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
- The Ethiopian National Defense Force and Tigray peace forces control Adigrat, Adwa, Shire, and Abi Addi, and have cleared armed opposition from northern Afar.
- Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to Mekelle's Alula Aba Nega Airport, but flights to Axum and Shire remain suspended.
- American citizens in Amhara, Tigray, and Afar were advised to leave if safe or stay put until conditions improve.
- Public transport between Mekelle and Semera has resumed, and travelers are advised to move in groups following local authority guidelines.
- Deutsche Welle confirmed that public bus service from Addis Ababa to Mekelle has resumed with tickets sold out through Thursday.
- The U.S. Embassy warned that some social media channels are spreading misleading security information about Ethiopia.
- The British Foreign Office advised citizens against travel within 25 kilometers of the borders connecting Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Djibouti due to military activity.
- Seven countries including the US, UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France, and Germany have issued travel advisories regarding Ethiopia.
- The Israeli government recently evacuated 45 of its citizens from the northern conflict zone by air and land.
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