OverseasTravelTips.com: Alerts, Warnings and News for Ethiopia http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com en news@overseastraveltips.com &copy;2008 OverseasTravelTips.com 2009/01/07 03:36:52 America/New_York Update on the Global Status of Polio http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?q=Update on the Global Status of Polio Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:49 +0000 This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:16 Updated:&nbsp;July 18, 2008On this Page:Information for Travelers Information for Health-Care Professionals Information for Travelers Although there is not a risk of catching polio in the United States and many ... <a href="http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?q=Update on the Global Status of Polio">Read this Article</a> Update http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?q=Update Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:00:49 +0000 : Dengue, Tropical and Subtropical Regions This information is current as of today, January 06, 2009 at 12:16 <title>Update d:&nbsp;November 10, 2008Situation Information Dengue fever is the most common cause of fever in travelers returning from the Caribbean, Central America, and south central Asia.1 This disease is caused by a virus ... <a href="http://www.overseastraveltips.com/cache/c041/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?q=Update">Read this Article</a> Somalia: Insurgents Take Over Police Posts http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/world/africa/04somalia.html?ref=africa Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia 5 Jan 2009 Ethiopian troops moved out of a border town on Saturday, a day after soldiers began a pullout from the war-ravaged capital of Mogadishu. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/04/world/africa/04somalia.html?ref=africa">more...</a> U.S. Concern Over Ethiopia Opposition Arrest http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081231/wl_africa_afp/ethiopiapoliticsoppositionrightus;_ylt=AtqhE289Vt4jCpVOUgVE7rO96Q8F Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia 2 Jan 2009 The US embassy in Addis Ababa on Wednesday voiced concern over the fate of an opposition leader who was jailed after her pardon from a life sentence was revoked. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081231/wl_africa_afp/ethiopiapoliticsoppositionrightus;_ylt=AtqhE289Vt4jCpVOUgVE7rO96Q8F">more...</a> Ethiopia 'Packing Up in Somalia' http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7806014.stm Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia 31 Dec 2008 Ethiopian troops have started to prepare to leave Somalia on the day they were supposed to complete their withdrawal, witnesses say. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7806014.stm">more...</a> Tiny Tribe Claim Ethiopian Allegiance in Border Row with Eritrea http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081222/wl_africa_afp/ethiopiaeritreaborderconflicttribe;_ylt=AsdHVhQ8CaLQy7ZNMwnJBVG96Q8F Sub-Saharan Africa - Eritrea, Ethiopia 22 Dec 2008 Groups of children giggling as they walk home from school in the shadow of Mount Asimba and the timeless stillness of Ethiopia's northeastern highland convey a deceptive sense of peace. <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081222/wl_africa_afp/ethiopiaeritreaborderconflicttribe;_ylt=AsdHVhQ8CaLQy7ZNMwnJBVG96Q8F">more...</a> Ethiopia Misses Somali Deadline http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7791371.stm Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia, Somalia 19 Dec 2008 Ethiopia has missed the deadline set out in a peace deal to withdraw its forces from Somalia, but has promised to go by the end of December. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7791371.stm">more...</a> Precautions for Ethiopia Great Run http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=93475 Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia 14 Nov 2008 The U.S. Embassy is issuing this warden message to inform American citizens that in light of the Government of Ethiopia???s warning of an unspecified terrorist threat concern in Ethiopia, as detailed in a Warden Message dated November 6, the Embassy has ordered all Embassy American staff and their family members not to take part in the Great Ethiopian Run. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=93475">more...</a> Ethiopia Terrorist Threat; Security Increased http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=93123 Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia 6 Nov 2008 The U.S. Embassy is issuing this warden message to inform American citizens that the Ethiopian Government???s Joint Taskforce of National Intelligence Security and the Federal Police have publicly warned of an unspecified terrorist threat concern in Ethiopia. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=93123">more...</a> Ethiopia Capital Explosion http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=89926 Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia 4 Sep 2008 The Embassy has confirmed an explosion occurred at approximately 16:00 September 3 in a video parlor in the Merkato section of Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Federal Police report six people were killed and 29 injured in the event. Because of the severity of some of the injuries, additional deaths are likely. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=89926">more...</a> Ethiopia 2008 Crime and Safety Report http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=88487 Sub-Saharan Africa - Ethiopia 5 Aug 2008 This is an annual report published in conjunction with Regional Security Office at U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa. <a href="http://www.OverseasTravelTips.com/cache2/eastern-africa/ethiopia.htm?n=88487">more...</a>