The Department of Immigration and Citizenship Services this morning started repatriating illegal Ethiopian immigrants in a move aimed at decongesting Malawi’s prisons. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is providing support for the exercise that has seen Governments of Ethiopia and Malawi working together to take the illegal immigrants back to their native country. “The excise is still on going as more Ethiopians nationals are still in custody at Maula prison pending to be repatriated back home. As of today August 10th 2022, over 350 Ethiopians are being kept at various prison facilities in Malawi,” said Zulu. Malawi is still being used as a transit route for irregular migrants on their way to South Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2022 18:03 UTC