Amhara (Ethiopia) — Two Sudanese refugees were reportedly killed and 10 others were injured in an attack launched by gunmen on Saturday evening on the Awlala forests in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, where refugees have been holding a sit-in since the beginning of May. More than 6,000 Sudanese refugees have been protesting in the Awlala camp since the beginning of last May, demanding to be relocated to a safer place outside the region. On Friday, Ethiopian authorities transferred 300 South Sudanese refugees from Awlala camp to the Iftet camp. Sudanese refugees from Komer camp told Radio Dabanga that they heard that the camp lacks protection and infrastructure and is two kilometres away from the road. Sudanese refugees from the two camps camps told Radio Dabanga that the authorities already moved 300 refugees from South Sudan to Aftit camp on Friday.
