What exactly is the message the U.S. and the U.K. governments are communicating by issuing travel warnings in Ethiopia? On the surface, a travel warning is just that. But does it signify something deeper about U.S./U.K. perceptions of the political situation in the country? Is there a hidden message buried in the warnings?
Time was tourists flocked to Ethiopia in search of the "Land of 13-Months of Sunshine" and adventure. Ziggy Marley, son of the late great reggae king Bob Marley, even wrote a song about it:
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