Eritrean Exodus to Ethiopia Intensifying - ReportOctober 12, 2018 - Since the opening of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea, the rate of Eritrea migrants coming to Ethiopia has increased dramatically, according to the United Nations. who were once arrested for dodging forced military service are now simply crossing over, according to the report. Ethiopian authorities have registered more than 6 700 new arrivals since the border's opening, according to the UN refugee agency UNHCR. Independent press is none existent, dissidents are jailed without trial and the indefinite national service scheme, which the UN has likened to "slavery". In the past, Eritreans braved harsh conditions to flee their country accross the border to Ethiopia, Sudan or Yemen.

Source: Ethiopian News October 12, 2018 21:11 UTC