World Bulletin / News DeskThe U.K. and Ethiopia will work closely on a series of measures to curb human smuggling from the eastern African country, the British government announced on Friday. According to the new initiative, British embassy staff in Addis Ababa will provide training to Ethiopian immigration officials in a bid to tackle human smuggling. “The officers will be trained in ways of identifying people who try to travel with forged visas and travel documents,” it added. The cooperation between British and Ethiopian governments will also “enforce strict rules to combat human trafficking which will include interception and prosecution of traffickers in Ethiopia”. “With these efforts, Ethiopian Immigration and Ethiopian Airlines Officials were able to stop illegal passengers and facilitators traveling through Bole International Airport.”The British embassy and Ethiopian Airlines intercepted over 160 cases of illegal migration last year.

Source: Ethiopian News July 28, 2017 12:11 UTC