Zambian police have discovered the bodies of 27 suspected Ethiopian migrants "dead from hunger and exhaustion" in a northern district of the capital Lusaka. The alert was given at dawn, around 04:00 GMT, by residents who discovered the bodies. Once on the spot, the police found a person still alive and "panting" among the bodies thrown along a road. Zambia is a transit point for East African migrants wishing to illegally travel to South Africa, the most industrialized African country that acts as a magnet for the poorest people on the rest of the continent. In October, the remains of 30 suspected Ethiopian migrants were found in neighbouring Malawi.

Source: Ethiopian News December 12, 2022 12:23 UTC