Article: Ethiopia: Foreign Office amends travel advice.

M2 PRESSWIRE-27 April 2007-UK Government: Ethiopia: Foreign Office amends travel advice(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

RDATE:27042007

The Foreign Office today revised its travel advice for Ethiopia. We now advise against all travel within 50 kms of all Ethiopia's borders.

The revelent summary points now read:

* "We advise against all travel to areas off the principal roads/towns within 50 kilometres of the border areas with Eritrea because of the risk of landmines. The Ethiopia/Eritrea border remains closed and the situation is very tense and could deteriorate extremely rapidly. See the Local Travel (North and East Ethiopia) section ...

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