Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The ban on diplomatic travel was imposed as part of last month's state of emergencyEthiopia has lifted a ban on diplomats travelling more than 40km (25 miles) from the capital Addis Ababa without permission, state media report. The ban was imposed under last month's state of emergency and has been lifted because relative peace and security has been restored, Defence Minister Siraj Fegessa was quoted as saying. Ethiopia has recently faced an unprecedented wave of violent protests. He said the travel ban - imposed for the safety of diplomats - was being lifted because it was "unthinkable" that the security threat was so serious. Some of the things restricted under the state of emergency included social media, broadcast media, protests, gestures, freedom of movement and guns.

Source: Ethiopian News November 08, 2016 12:45 UTC