The 550 Ethiopian soldiers who were part of the United Nations peacekeeping team in Sudan have refused to return home and are seeking asylum in the North-East African nation. A senior military official, who knew about the soldiers’ ordeal, said on Wednesday they are afraid of persecution back home by the Ethiopian authorities. The soldiers were part of a UN peacekeeping force working in Abyei, a contested oil-rich area near Sudan’s border with South Sudan. Join the conversationOpinionsSupport Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalismBalanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs. If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Source: Ethiopian News April 27, 2022 21:46 UTC