Nearly One Million Ethiopians Displaced by Conflict Since April

Nearly one million people in southern Ethiopia have been forced to flee their homes since April due to intercommunal violence in the Gedeo and West Guji zones, according to a survey from the International Organization for Migration (IOM).   The survey found the overwhelming majority of displaced, or more than 800,000, are living in precarious conditions in Ethiopia’s Gedeo zone. The rest are in West Guji’s Oromia region. It is not known what triggered the outbreak of violence,...

© La Voix de l'Amérique - vendredi 20 juillet 2018