SUDAN NEWS ALERT: Radio Dabanga - Tigray conflict: Ethiopian refugees pour into Sudan

12/11/2020: Radio Dabanga - Tigray conflict: Ethiopian refugees pour into Sudan

 Radio Dabanga report that thousands of Ethiopians are entering Sudan through al-Gadarif and Kassala, fleeing the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.

 Sudan’s Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) predicts the arrival of about 20,000 refugees from Ethiopia into the aforementioned border areas.

 The Kassala Commissioner of Refugees, Khaled Mahmoud, stressed the importance of the security examination due to the presence of soldiers among the refugees, who will be deported to other locations in agreement with the security services.

 The Governor of al-Gedaref, Suleiman Ali, called on the international community and the federal government to stand with the state to address the issue of Ethiopian refugees fleeing from Tigray.

 If the influx continues at this pace, within days we will be dealing with more than 20,000 refugees, a number that exceeds the current capabilities of the state,” he said.