Ethiopian ex-peacekeepers from Tigray arrive in Sudan for asylumSome 40 former peacekeepers from Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray province gathered in eastern Sudan on Sunday to seek shelter, According to an AFP correspondent,More than 500 UN peacekeepers stationed in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan requested asylum in Khartoum last month, citing fears for their safety if they returned home. Hundreds of Ethiopian peacekeepers requested asylum after their deployment in Abyei ended on Sunday, according to a Sudanese refugee commission spokesman. The United Nations established a peacekeeping mission that year and has since deployed some 4,000 mainly Ethiopian peacekeepers to the region. According to the UN, over 120 Tigrayan ex-peacekeepers stationed in Darfur sought shelter in Sudan last year. Since the Tigray conflict broke out, Sudan has taken in tens of thousands of Ethiopian refugees.

Source: Ethiopian News May 15, 2022 13:39 UTC