African migrants left in limbo at Yemen football stadium

Migrants scramble for rations inside a football stadium in the Red Sea port city of Aden in Yemen, on April 23, 2019. Nearly 2000 migrants, mainly from Ethiopia, have been rounded up by security and confined to a soccer stadium without basic necessities. PHOTO | AFP

In a disused football stadium in the Yemeni city of Aden, hundreds of African migrants find themselves in limbo - banned from onward travel, but unable to return home.

The majority from Ethiopia, the migrants are facing tough conditions after being confined to the stadium in the government bastion, according to the United Nations' migration agency.