Ethiopian man drowned in South Africa

A 30-year-old Ethiopian man drowned on Sunday after a torrent of water swept away his car, police spokesperson Sabata Mokgwabone said. “It is alleged that the victim was driving along Middle Street in Rustenburg North and crossing a low-lying bridge after a heavy storm when his vehicle was swept away into a stream.” The Rustenburg

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24 Ethiopian migrants drown off Yemeni coast

The ministry said the bodies of the 24 illegal migrants were found off the coast of MochaThe ministry said the bodies of the 24 illegal migrants were found off the coast of Mocha SANAA – Twenty-four Ethiopians, trying to illegally enter Yemen, on Monday drowned near the port city of Mocha in Yemen’s central province

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Italian navy rescues 1300 migrants at sea

AFP The Italian Navy rescued some 1,300 migrants in several operations late on Christmas Day, among them a Nigerian woman who gave birth on board one of the rescue vessels, local media said Friday. The majority of the migrants were on boats adrift off the coast of Sicily and were expected to be brought ashore

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Puntland Security forces capture more than 200 Ethiopian Immigrants

The immigrants are in a Police custody and expected to be deported back The immigrants ( pictured here) are in a Police custody and expected to be deported back Puntland Security forces have captured over 200 would be immigrants of Ethiopian nationality who were on a voyage to Yemen to seek asylum, officials confirm. The

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21 bodies recovered after 70 Ethiopian migrants drowned off Yemen coast: UN

AFP SANAA (AFP) – The UN refugee agency said Monday 21 bodies have been recovered after Yemen reported dozens of Ethiopian migrants drowning when their boat sank near the entrance to the Red Sea. The interior ministry in Sanaa said in a statement posted on its website Sunday that 70 migrants had died when their

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At least 70 Ethiopian migrants drowned to Red Sed

At least 70 people drown after boat capsizes amid high winds and rough seas off Yemen, officials say. At least 70 Ethiopians have drowned after a boat used by smugglers to transport migrants to Yemen sank in the Red Sea in rough weather, according to security authorities in the western part of Yemen. The authorities

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Italian Police Arrest Eritrean Gang Who Smuggled Migrants

The Guardian Alleged human traffickers who had arranged more than 20 boat trips from north Africa to Europe picked up in sting operation in Italy and Germany A boat with migrants is towed by an Italian military ship off the coast of Sicily. A boat with migrants is towed by an Italian military ship off

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The case of Ethiopian domestic workers in the Middle East

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (ODI) DECEMBER 2014 – Recent research on child migration has largely departed from the early trafficking narrative and has tended to highlight agency and the ways in which children’s migration can play a key role in their ‘future-seeking’. Migration is increasingly regarded as a vehicle for improving children’s opportunities for schooling and

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Ethiopian Refugee dies after SA hospital denies treatment, citing health act

By Aaisha Dadi Patel Ethiopian refugee Badesa Fokora has died in a Johannesburg hospital after suffering double kidney failure and being refused treatment for it, despite the fact that he had been lying in a hospital bed for a month. Although doctors at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg were aware of his life-threatening condition, they

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Ethiopian Refugee dies after SA hospital denies treatment, citing health act

By Aaisha Dadi Patel Ethiopian refugee Badesa Fokora has died in a Johannesburg hospital after suffering double kidney failure and being refused treatment for it, despite the fact that he had been lying in a hospital bed for a month. Although doctors at Helen Joseph Hospital in Johannesburg were aware of his life-threatening condition, they

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