Is Nejo safe? Ethiopia travel risk
Is Nejo safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Nejo scores 64/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Ethiopia Level 3 (Reconsider Travel, updated 27 Aug 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 7 Oct 2026); Canada says: avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Nejo scores 64/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Ethiopia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Nejo: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (79/100) and health and medical access (66/100).
A score of 64 is higher than the scores of 86% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Ethiopia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Oromīya (9.5000° N, 35.5000° E), Nejo sits 359.4 km E from Addis Ababa at 1888 m elevation.
Oromīya
9.5000° N, 35.5000° E
1888 m
Africa/Addis_Ababa
19,887
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Ethiopia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Ethiopia travel advice & laws.
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