Leaders Decry Humanitarian Crisis, Insecurity Along Kenya-Ethiopia Border

Leaders decry humanitarian crisis, insecurity along Kenya-Ethiopia border

More than 14,000 people have been displaced in Moyale area since the conflict started.

Over 14,000 flee Ethiopia clashes into Kenya as death toll feared to rise

Kenya Red Cross warns of worsening food, water and sanitation shortages as thousands seek refuge in border town of Moyale

World News in Brief: Ethiopians flee to Kenya amidst renewed conflict, new head of UN’s food programme, UN mission in Somalia concludes

That’s according to the UN migration agency, IOM.  Forces from the Somali and Oromia regions in Southern Ethiopia have been fighting for over two decades over boundary demarcations and resources, with recent escalations since last week sparking a new wave of displacement.  Amongst those who fled, nearly 11,000 have sought sanctuary within the large compound […]

Ethiopia’s Oromo‑Somali clashes push over 14,000 refugees into Kenya’s Moyale

More than 14,000 Ethiopians fleeing Oromo‑Somali violence have crossed into Kenya’s Moyale, straining local resources and prompting appeals for aid from county leaders.

Marsabit leaders raise alarm over humanitarian crisis as Ethiopia clashes displace thousands

A section of Marsabit leaders have appealed to the government and international humanitarian agencies to urgently intervene as escalating ethnic clashes in Ethiopia drive thousands of people across the border into Kenya, straining resources and disrupting trade. The leaders said more than 14,000 people had been displaced in the Moyale border region since fighting between [...]