SEOUL – South Korea on Friday expanded a travel warning to all of Ethiopia after the African nation’s government issued a state of emergency amid an escalating armed conflict, the foreign ministry said.
Under the Level 3 travel alert, the second highest in the four-tier system, the ministry recommended that Koreans cancel their travel plans there and those already in the country move to safe places, Yonhap News Agency reported.
The Ethiopian government declared a state of emergency earlier this week amid an ongoing civil war with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The rebel forces have reportedly advanced toward the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
The ministry said, according to MENA, it will closely monitor the security situation and make adjustments to the advisory when needed.
