Ethiopia. Update on areas that the FCDO advise against all travel to within 10km of the border with Kenya.
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lunedì · 26 ottobre
Ethiopia. There have been reports of armed clashes between regional security forces from Oromia and Somali regions in the area of the border between the two regions, including in Moyale town in October 2026.
Ethiopia
There have been reports of armed clashes between regional security forces from Oromia and Somali regions in the area of the border between the two regions, including in Moyale town in October 2026.
Violence has increased due to conflict in Oromia, and there may be disruption to travel, and to the operation of businesses and services.
In West and North Shewa zone there have been reports of attacks on vehicles travelling on the A1 road, between Adama and Awash, though not targeting international travellers.
There were reports in October 2023 of air strikes against armed groups in West Shewa. These could take place in a range of locations without notice. You should be extremely cautious when travelling in the West Shewa zone, particularly in rural areas.
There have been repeated and serious instances of violence in West Wollega, East Wollega, Kellem Wollega and Horo Gudru Wollega. This has included clashes between armed groups and security forces, violent crime and roadside attacks.
There are increased tensions and violence between armed groups and the security forces across Oromia region, particularly Shewa, Haraghe and Guji zones. Avoid military, police and security installations. Be extremely cautious and follow advice of local authorities.
Since late 2022, there has been an increase in incidents between armed groups in Oromia. These have mainly been reported in rural areas and areas bordering Amhara region. Incidents are not contained to specific areas. Be cautious when travelling, particularly between urban centres. The situation can escalate quickly.
Some protests have turned violent and resulted in casualties. There has also been severe disruption to road travel including major roads to and from Addis Ababa.
Protests and demonstrations occur periodically in towns across Oromia region. Towns in the Wollega and Shewa zones, and West Arsi zone, including Ambo, Wolissa, Nekemte and Shashemene, have been particularly affected. Demonstrations have also taken place elsewhere including in the Bale zone to the south-east.
In some instances, international investors have been threatened, although the British Embassy is not aware of foreign tourists having been targeted.
Updated information about increased tensions and armed groups.
mercoledì · 21 ottobre
Ethiopia. FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
Ethiopia
FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
There is ongoing fighting between Ethiopian federal government forces and forces opposed to the federal government in northern Ethiopia. Tensions between Eritrea and Ethiopia are high and the security situation may change with little notice. Some flights are suspended and flights across northern Ethiopia may also be suspended or cancelled at short notice.
There have been some threats from armed groups against Alula Aba Nega Airport, Mekele.
If you are in the Tigray region, shelter in place. You should also:
- stay indoors where possible
- follow local restrictions, including curfews
- monitor local media for developments
- check with your airline for the latest information
- as soon as you judge it is safe to do so, leave the Tigray region using commercial means
FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
There is ongoing fighting between Ethiopian federal government forces and forces opposed to the federal government in the Tigray region. Some flights are suspended and flights across northern Ethiopia may also be suspended or cancelled at short notice.
If you are in the Tigray region, shelter in place. You should also:
- stay indoors where possible
- follow local restrictions, including curfews
- monitor local media for developments
- check with your airline for the latest information
There have been some threats from armed groups against Alula Aba Nega Airport, Mekele. As soon as you judge it is safe to do so, leave the Tigray region using commercial means.
New information about conflict within northern Ethiopia, including the Tigray region.
Äthiopien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise. Vor Reisen in die folgenden Regionen und Gebiete wird gewarnt:
Äthiopien: Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise
Vor Reisen in die folgenden Regionen und Gebiete wird gewarnt:
- alle nördlichen Regionalstaaten Tigray, Amhara, Afar (mit Ausnahme der Verbindungsstraße zwischen Addis Abeba und Dire Dawa) und Benishangul-Gumuz;
- die Regionalstaaten Gambela und Somali;
- das Grenzgebiet zu Eritrea, Südsudan, Sudan und Kenia (ca. 10 km zum Grenzverlauf);
- alle Zonen westlich von Addis Abeba des Regionalstaates Oromia (einschließlich der Zonen West Shewa, South West Shewa und North Shewa), sowie die Zone Arsi des Regionalstaates Oromia.
Von nicht notwendigen Reisen in alle übrigen Gebiete Äthiopiens – inklusive der Zonen der Region Oromia, die nicht von der Teilreisewarnung umfasst sind -, mit Ausnahme der Hauptstadt Addis Abeba, wird abgeraten.
Die Deutsche Botschaft Addis Abeba hat außerhalb der Hauptstadt Addis Abeba nur sehr eingeschränkte Möglichkeiten der konsularischen Hilfeleistung.
Angriffe der Huthi-Miliz im Roten Meer
Aktuelle militärische Auseinandersetzungen
Am 22. September 2026 brachen im Regionalstaat Tigray sowie in angrenzenden Gebieten in den Regionalstaaten Amhara und Afar schwere Kampfhandlungen aus. Der Schwerpunkt der Auseinandersetzungen liegt aktuell im Norden von Tigray in Richtung der eritreischen Grenze. Es kommt zum Einsatz von Drohnen. Der Flugverkehr zu Flugplätzen in Tigray wurde ausgesetzt. Aufständische Gruppen haben auch kommerzielle Flugverbindungen von/nach Tigray zu einem potenziellen Ziel erklärt. Telefon- und Internetverbindungen sind in den von Kampfhandlungen betroffenen Gebieten unterbrochen.
Angesichts der Spannungen zwischen Äthiopien und Eritrea im Zuge des Konflikts haben die beiden Staaten am 1. Oktober ihre diplomatischen Beziehungen abgebrochen. Äthiopien wirft Eritrea vor, militärisch in den Konflikt in Nord-Äthiopien einzugreifen.
Die Lage ist hoch volatil; eine Ausweitung des Kampfgeschehens kann nicht ausgeschlossen werden, siehe auch Innenpolitische Lage. Am 30. September 2026 wurde ein unbefristetes Verbot für alle Drohnenflüge in der Hauptstadt sowie in umliegenden Gebieten erlassen. Verstöße werden strafrechtlich verfolgt. Berichten nach kam es in der Hauptstadt Addis Abeba vereinzelt zu Angriffen mit Drohnen auf Militäreinrichtungen; diese Meldungen wurden bisher nicht offiziell bestätigt.
Sicherheitslage
Die Lage im Norden Äthiopiens bleibt geprägt von Kampfhandlungen, siehe Aktuelle militärische Auseinandersetzungen. Eine Ausweitung der Kampfhandlungen ist jederzeit möglich, einschließlich des Risikos, dass es kurzfristig zu schweren Beeinträchtigungen der Ausreisemöglichkeiten, wie die Schließung des Luftraums, kommen kann.
In Amhara kommt es seit Jahren immer wieder zu Kampfhandlungen zwischen Sicherheitskräften der äthiopischen Bundesregierung und lokalen Milizen.
Auch in zahlreichen anderen Gebieten des Landes kommt es gelegentlich zu gewaltsamen Protesten und bewaffneten Auseinandersetzungen.
- Beachten Sie die geltende Teilreisewarnung und den Sicherheitshinweis.
- Registrieren Sie sich in der Krisenvorsorgeliste des Auswärtigen Amts bzw. prüfen Sie, ob Ihre dort hinterlegten Daten aktuell sind. Ergänzen Sie diese bei Bedarf.
- Reisen Sie nicht in von Kampfhandlungen betroffene Gebiete. Falls es unerwartet zu Kampfhandlungen kommt und Sie sich gerade in einem solchen Bereich aufhalten, seien Sie vorsichtig, begeben Sie sich an einen geschützten Ort und bleiben Sie dort, bis Sie ihn sicher verlassen können.
- Nehmen Sie Hinweise auf oder Warnungen vor Drohnenschlägen ernst und suchen Sie bei hörbaren Explosionen umgehend das Innere eines Gebäudes auf; halten Sie sich von Fenstern fern.
- Befolgen Sie die Anweisungen der Behörden und Sicherheitskräfte.
- Informieren Sie sich auf der Website von Ethiopian Airlines darüber, welche Flughäfen in der jeweiligen Region derzeit noch angeflogen werden.
- Vermeiden Sie Überlandfahrten, besonders nach Einbruch der Dunkelheit; nutzen Sie für unbedingt notwendige Reisen soweit wie möglich Inlandsflüge.
- Rechnen Sie vermehrt mit Kontrollen („Checkpoints“) durch Armee, Milizen Sicherheitskräfte und Lokalbevölkerung im Land und in Städten, auch in der Hauptstadt Addis Abeba.
- Halten Sie stets ein gültiges Ausweispapier bereit.
- Laden Sie Mobiltelefone sowie andere Kommunikationsmittel und verfügbare externe Batterien immer voll auf, wenn Sie Zugang zu Strom haben.
- Meiden Sie Demonstrationen und größere Menschenansammlungen weiträumig. Dies gilt auch für religiöse Massenveranstaltungen, bei denen es in jüngerer Vergangenheit auch zu Gewalttätigkeiten kam.
venerdì · 16 ottobre
Ethiopia. FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
Ethiopia
FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
There is ongoing fighting between Ethiopian federal government forces and forces opposed to the federal government in the Tigray region. Some flights are suspended and flights across northern Ethiopia may also be suspended or cancelled at short notice.
If you are in the Tigray region, shelter in place. You should also:
- stay indoors where possible
- follow local restrictions, including curfews
- monitor local media for developments
- check with your airline for the latest information
Consider leaving the Tigray region by commercial means as soon as you judge it is safe to do so.
Travellers may face increased scrutiny, particularly if they are of Amhara, Tigrayan or Oromo ethnicity. Officials may carry out direct police operations including road checkpoints and door-to-door calls. Security services sometimes conduct house searches without authorisation.
If security officials request access to your accommodation, check the credentials of the officials and then comply with their requests. The authorities have increased security checks at Bole International Airport and there are reports of ethnic Tigrayans being prevented from boarding flights. In all cases, avoid confrontation and follow the instructions of the authorities.
GPS signal is unreliable within Addis Ababa and nearby areas. You can download maps for use offline, and to familiarise yourself with routes before you travel.
Only use buses or taxis from the airport that have been organised by your hotel or travel company. If you are booking your own taxi, choose yellow or app-based taxis rather than the blue and white ones.
FCDO advises against all travel to Tigray region.
There is ongoing fighting between Ethiopian federal government forces and forces opposed to the federal government in the Tigray region. Some flights are suspended and flights across northern Ethiopia may also be suspended or cancelled at short notice.
If you are in the Tigray region, shelter in place. You should also:
- stay indoors where possible
- follow local restrictions, including curfews
- monitor local media for developments
- check with your airline for the latest information
Consider leaving the Tigray region by commercial means as soon as you judge it is safe to do so.
New information about fighting in the Tigray region and updated information about travel from the airport and around Addis Ababa.
martedì · 13 ottobre
Le forze etiopi si stanno concentrando nei pressi di Bure, nel nord dell’Afar, al confine con l’Eritrea. Anche Asmara ammasserebbe truppe. Per ora, nessuno scontro segnalato.
domenica · 11 ottobre
Violenti scontri al confine tra Sudan ed Etiopia, in direzione di Sherarina, nel Tigray occidentale. Forze stanziate in Sudan tentano di attraversare il confine e attaccare le postazioni etiopi.
sabato · 10 ottobre
Etiopia: le ENDF e le forze alleate TPF avanzano nel Tigray da sud-est e nord-ovest. Nei prossimi giorni potrebbero puntare su Axum da entrambe le direzioni.
giovedì · 8 ottobre
Si intensificano gli attacchi lungo il confine tra Etiopia ed Eritrea, mentre aumenta la tensione tra i due Paesi.
lunedì · 5 ottobre
Etiopia Le forze di liberazione Oromo (OLA), gruppo armato che combatte il governo etiope, hanno preso il controllo della città di Chobi, nell’Oromia, a circa 138 km a ovest della capitale Addis Abeba.
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Si segnalano combattimenti in corso a Woldia, nel Wollo.
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domenica · 4 ottobre
20 giorni fa, l’Eritrea ha rotto i legami con gli Emirati, definendo «colonialista» l’asse Etiopia-Emirati-Israele. Successivamente, sette gruppi separatisti hanno dichiarato guerra all'etiopa , senza ottenere risultati significativi.
Etiopia-Eritrea: circola la notizia di una dichiarazione di guerra, ma i media etiopi tacciono
20 giorni fa, l’Eritrea ha rotto i legami con gli Emirati, definendo «colonialista» l’asse Etiopia-Emirati-Israele. Successivamente, sette gruppi separatisti hanno dichiarato guerra al governo etiope, senza ottenere risultati significativi, l’esercito etiope importanti contrattacca. Le autorità etiopi hanno accusato l’esercito eritreo di essere coinvolto nel conflitto e di aver impiegato migliaia di soldati a difesa dei «separatisti del Tigray». L' Eritrea sostiene che l’Etiopia voglia ottenere uno sbocco sul mare occupando un Paese vicino. Di fronte alle crescenti minacce etiopi contro Eritrea, Sudan ed Egitto, domani al Cairo si terrà un vertice tra Sudan, Egitto, Eritrea, Somalia e Gibuti per condannare l’Etiopia. Sono circolate notizie secondo cui l’Etiopia avrebbe dichiarato guerra all’Eritrea, ma nei media etiopi non vi è alcuna traccia della presunta dichiarazione.
venerdì · 2 ottobre
Espulsione dei consiglieri diplomatici tra Egitto ed Etiopia.
giovedì · 1 ottobre
L’Etiopia annuncia la chiusura della propria ambasciata in Eritrea e dichiara persona non grata dieci diplomatici eritrei presenti ad Addis Abeba, ordinando loro di lasciare il Paese entro 48 ore.
sabato · 26 settembre
il quadro evidenzia un intreccio di interessi tra Etiopia, Emirati e partner occidentali attorno al controllo e alla sicurezza delle rotte del Mar Rosso.
Sostegno emiratino all’Etiopia e interesse strategico per l’accesso al Mar Rosso
Gli Emirati Arabi Uniti hanno sviluppato negli ultimi anni una partnership particolarmente stretta con l’Etiopia, sostenendo il governo di Addis Abeba sul piano economico, politico e, in passato, anche militare. Dietro questa partnership si inserisce anche il sostegno e l’interesse degli attori occidentali verso gli Emirati, che rappresentano un importante partner strategico nel Golfo e nel Corno d’Africa. Parallelamente, l’Etiopia ha intensificato le proprie richieste per ottenere un accesso stabile al Mar Rosso. Il porto eritreo di Assab, per la sua posizione strategica, rappresenta uno degli asset più rilevanti in questo quadro.
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