ADDIS ABABA (Halbeeg News) – Over 100 Ethiopian nationals stranded in Yemen have been returned home on Wednesday.
According to the International Organization for Migration, 132 Ethiopians have arrived at Bole International Airport.
The repatriation of returnees among them 110 minors repatriation was facilitated by the International Organization for Migration.
During the past few years, the IOM Voluntary Humanitarian Return operation has assisted many migrants to go home by air and sea.
Despite the ongoing conflict, Yemen’s proximity to the Horn of Africa means that it remains a significant transit point for migrants seeking livelihoods and opportunities.
African illegal migrants looking for better income chances were using Yemen as a transit point to their final destination, Saudi Arabia.
The illegal migrants reportedly face abuses by smugglers and other criminals, including arbitrary detention.
Yemen has been plagued in a civil war since late 2014.
The war has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis, mostly civilians, and pushed the Arab nation into the brink of starvation.
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