Eritreans are taking advantage of reopening of border crossing to enter neighbouring Ethiopia. The combination of unchanged conditions inside Eritrea and open borders has led to a stark increase in refugee numbers. The respective governments reopened border crossings on September 11 – the Ethiopian New Year – it follows days of closure following a deadly border war between the two. This brings the total number of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia to 175 000, a large proportion of whom are unaccompanied minors. “The situation remains fluid but the influx into Ethiopia is likely to continue and even increase.

Source: Ethiopian News September 28, 2018 01:52 UTC