Persecution and hardship in the Oromia region drives tens of thousands of migrants each year to cross the Red Sea from Djibouti, in a bid to reach the Gulf BY TOM GARDNER | THE GUARDIAN We met in the desert,” says Badru Mohammed, gesturing at his three companions. The four Ethiopian boys pause for breath […]
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Ethiopians continue to look outside of their “double-digit growing” country for better life BY LISA SCLEIN | VOA NEWS The United Nations migration agency reports that thousands of Ethiopian migrants continue to make the perilous journey to war-torn Yemen in search of better economic opportunities despite the dangerous security conditions. Despite the ongoing war and […]
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BY ELIZA MACKINTOSH | CNN Refugees and migrants hoping to reach oil-rich Gulf countries — many of them teenagers — are increasingly traversing a dangerous sea route to Yemen, despite the conflict raging there. The flow of migrants crossing a small sea passage from the Horn of Africa to Yemen, which has continued unabated for […]
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More than 111,500 migrants landed on Yemen’s shores last year, up from around 100,000 the year before. BY IOM Early this morning (09/08), a human smuggler, in charge of the boat, forced more than 120 Somali and Ethiopian migrants into the pitching sea as they approached the coast of Shabwa, a Yemeni Governorate along the […]
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By Arthur Chatora | for AFP, The dreams of hundreds of Ethiopian migrants headed for South Africa are defeated in Malawi as they remain detained in overcrowded prisons waiting for repatriation for immigration offences. South Africa remains the overwhelming migrant choice for many Africans but the journey to what many believe is the land of […]
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By TesfaNews, THE Eritrean Foreign Ministry summoned UNHCR representative in the country for stern admonition following its routine dissemination of speculative, politically driven reports on Eritrea that are at variance with the true fats. Asmara routinely accuses the UNHCR for becoming the main catalyst in bolstering illegal migration of the youth from the country.
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By IOM Ethiopia, SOME 253 illegal Ethiopian migrants who have been detained for more than a year in Tanzania, including 30 unaccompanied minors, have been deported back to Ethiopia last week (28th Nov). The International Organization for Migration (IOM) facilitated their return.
Continue ReadingBy UN Eritrea, A UNITED Nations Development Group (UNDG) delegation has reaffirmed the UN’s commitment and support to national development endeavors in Eritrea. The delegation was led by UNICEF’s Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Ms Gharagozloo-Pakkala. “The UN continues its commitment to partnerships and cooperation,” said Ms Gharagozloo-Pakkala. “We remain results focused and […]
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