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20,000 Ethiopians cross into Djibouti -- IOM

Ethiopian illegal immigrants from the Oromo region wait on December 5, 2010 near Obok, north of Djibouti's capital, for smugglers' boats to cross the Gulf of Aden into Yemen. 

Photo credit: File | AFP

By  Hilary Kimuyu

Correspondent in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group


More than 20,000 Ethiopians have crossed into Djibouti since September 20 and are facing a crisis as food supplies dwindle.

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