May 30, 2022 (KHARTOUM) – The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said it registered more than 73,000 Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers in Sudan by February, many of who fled fighting in the Tigray region. The agency also uses a snapshot to examine whether and how Ethiopian refugees and migrants interacted with smugglers on their way to Sudan. At least 46% of respondents used a smuggler during their journey to Sudan. “Just under half (46%) of Ethiopians interviewed in Sudan had used a smuggler to facilitate their journey. It also emerged that respondents who used smugglers spent on average $526 on their journey from Ethiopia to Sudan.

Source: Ethiopian News May 31, 2022 11:11 UTC