Eissa Muhamad, from Niger, says he has been stranded in the transit section of Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for more than two months, starting on November 6, 2018. I met Muhamad on December 12, 2018, at Bole International Airport while in transit in Addis Ababa. When he arrived in Israel, authorities confiscated his travel documents and deported him again back to Niger. Muhamad remained in Nigerien custody for eight days before being deported back to Israel via Ethiopia on an Ethiopian Airlines flight. Ethiopian authorities have not arrested Muhamad and have provided meals for him while staying at the airport.

Source: Ethiopian News January 17, 2019 13:18 UTC