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The Embassy in Addis Ababa advises U.S. citizens of a new crime trend in Entoto Park in Addis Ababa. Robberies of pedestrians hiking in the park have been perpetrated by multiple individuals armed with knives, rocks, or...

On November 27, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health announced that a new case of Marburg was contracted in the city of Hawassa, located in Sidama regional state. Out of an abundance of caution, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Aba...

On November 17, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 1 (Practice Usual Precautions) Travel Health Notice for Marburg in Ethiopia. The U.S. Embassy has limited official travel to the So...

The embassy is aware of social media posts calling for bombings and/or an escalation in violence against schools located in Addis Ababa and open public marketplaces on behalf of Boko Haram.

Due to reports of conflict and civil unrest in Amhara, including in and around Lalibela, U.S. citizens are advised to shelter in place until it is safe to leave. As the security environment remains fluid in Amhara, the U...

Last Update: Reissued with updates to security information. Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to sporadic violent conflict, civil unrest, crime, communications disruptions, terrorism and kidnapping in border areas.

Reissued with updates to security information. Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to conflict, civil unrest, crime, communications disruptions, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas.

Confirmed cases of Sudan Ebolavirus (SUDV) have been reported in Uganda and suspect cases are being investigated in neighboring countries.  U.S. citizens should be prepared for travel disruptions and possible health scre...

Event: There are reports of renewed hostilities in parts of northern Ethiopia, and the security environment remains fluid in the Amhara, Tigray, and Afar regions.  The U.S. Embassy urges U.S citizens to avoid travel to t...

Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with updates to “Do Not Travel” areas.

Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with updates to health information.

Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with updates to health information.

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with updates to health information.

Reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with update to the travel advisory level for...

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Last Update: Reissued with updates to health information....

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Last Update: Reissued with updates to the COVID-19 informa...

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Last Update: Reissued with update to the operating status...

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Reissued with updates to the COVID-19 information.

Community transmission of the coronavirus in Ethiopia is widespread and accelerating rapidly. A record number of 56,706 new cases were reported from December 1 – December 31, 2021. According to the Ethiopian Public Healt...

Do not travel to Ethiopia due to armed conflict, civil unrest, communications disruptions, crime, and the potential for terrorism and kidnapping in border areas. Last Update: Reissued with security information updates....