Ethiopian Soldiers Deployed Along Sudanese Border to Prevent Refugees’ Crossing to Sudan

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ADDIS ABABA, 28 November 2020, (TON): Ethiopia has deployed its soldiers all along the Sudanese border to prevent Tigray refugees from fleeing to Sudan.

Refugees accused Ethiopian soldiers of blocking border with Sudan. The number of refugees fleeing the Ethiopian northern region has reduced to almost negligible after soldiers were deployed to the border with Sudan. Refugees are encouraged to flee to Eretria.

Several refugees complaint that they are being blocked so that Ethiopian soldiers kill them while returning.

Data from the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) shows that new refugee numbers peaked around 10 November, with more than 6,800 people crossing into Sudan in a single day. The average number arriving daily has been 3,000. Since deployment of Ethiopian troops along the border, there is hardly any refugee that crosses the border to Sudan.   

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