The

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office

advise against all
but essential travel to Eritrea. We advise against all travel
to the
border areas with Ethiopia and Sudan. In recent weeks,
restrictions
placed on the UN Monitoring force by the Government of Eritrea have
further heightened tensions along the Ethiopia/Eritrea
border. This
advice includes Tesseney, near the Sudan border. We also
advise against
travel in the area north of Afabet in the Sahel region and along one
road in the west of the country (see Local Travel Section below for
details).

In November 2005, UN agencies in Eritrea withdrew
families of their personnel in response to increased tension between
Ethiopia and Eritrea over their disputed border. On 6
December 2005,
the Government of Eritrea told UN Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE) staff from USA, Canada, Europe and the Russian Federation to
leave the Mission within 10 days. The relocation of these
personnel to
Ethiopia is now complete.

You should be aware that there is a continuing threat
to Western, including British, targets from terrorism in Eritrea as
there is in other countries in East Africa and the Horn.

You should be aware that travel restrictions may limit
our ability to offer immediate consular assistance outside Asmara,
Keren, Dekemhare, Mendeferra and Massawa.

Travel options to and from Asmara are limited following
the cancellation of scheduled flights between Asmara and
Nairobi.