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Jul
30
2021
By The African Mirror
Eritrean refugees protest in camps

Eritrean refugees protest in camps

NEWS
DAWIT ENDESHAW and AYENAT MERSIE HUNDREDS of Eritrean refugees protested in the Ethiopian capital on Thursday, calling on the United Nations refugee agency to relocate friends and family who they say are trapped in two refugee camps by fighting in the Tigray region. Clashes between armed groups have escalated in and around the camps - Mai Aini and Adi Harush - and two refugees have been killed this month, the UNHCR said this week. The agency said it lost access to the camps on July 14. The United States said on Tuesday it was deeply concerned about the fate of…
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Jul
28
2021
By The African Mirror
Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN

Food, water running out in Tigray refugee camps – UN

NEWS
STEPHANIE NEBEHAY SOME 24,000 Eritrean refugees are trapped in two camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region, cut off from humanitarian aid, and their food rations may have run out, according to the United Nations. Appealing for access to the Mai Aini and Adi Harush camps, the U.N. refugee agency said there was "a real danger of hunger" if the refugees did not receive supplies. Fighting that began between the Ethiopian central government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) last November has escalated in and around the camps, and two refugees have been killed this month, it said. "The last food…
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May
31
2021
By The African Mirror
Shooting for glory – a refugee’s Olympic goal

Shooting for glory – a refugee’s Olympic goal

NEWS
CECILE MANTOVANI WHEN Eritrean refugee Luna Solomon lifts her rifle at a Lausanne shooting range, she is aiming at a specific target: a spot at the Tokyo Olympics in July. Back in her home country, which has one of the worst human rights records in the world and has endured lengthy wars, the presence of a rifle would have meant life-threatening danger. "In my country, if you're shooting, it's to kill someone," Solomon told Reuters during a break in training for her event, the 10m air rifle. "We don't use rifles for sport." Luna Solomon of Eritrea and Refugee Olympic…
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Mar
01
2021
By The African Mirror
Why Eritrean refugees choose the risky migration to Europe

Why Eritrean refugees choose the risky migration to Europe

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
IN November 2020, fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia destroyed a secondary school which opened in 2018 in the Hitsats refugee camp. The school was attended by both refugees and Ethiopians. AMANDA POOLE, Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania JENNIFER RIGGAN, Associate Professor of International Studies, Arcadia University Hitsats was opened in 2013 to accommodate Eritrean refugees. In 2018, it housed over 15,000 refugees, nearly half under the age of 18. It was closed in February 2021. Ethiopia has a reputation for hosting long-term refugees. It’s the second largest host country in Africa with a hosting history that…
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Feb
12
2021
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia closes camps after reports of attacks

Ethiopia closes camps after reports of attacks

NEWS
TWO camps in Ethiopia's Tigray region housing Eritrean refugees have been shut and the occupants relocated, after the United Nations said residents had reported attacks, including by suspected Eritrean troops, authorities said yesterday. The UNHCR refugee agency has called for protection for the residents of the Shimelba and Hitsats camps, which it says were attacked by armed men who killed and abducted refugees. On February 1, it said residents had reported that Eritrean troops had forced some refugees back into Eritrea. Accusations of an Eritrean military presence are one of the most contentious issues in Tigray, where the central government…
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Dec
12
2020
By The African Mirror
Ethiopia returning Eritrean refugees to Tigray camps; U.N. concerned over move

Ethiopia returning Eritrean refugees to Tigray camps; U.N. concerned over move

NEWS
ETHIOPIA's government has announced it was returning Eritrean refugees to camps they had fled in Tigray, a move that provoked alarm from the United Nations refugee agency after a month-long conflict that is believed to have killed thousands of people in the northern region. The United Nations and other aid agencies say they have been denied access to some 96,000 refugees in Tigray since fighting erupted on November 4 between the government and a rebellious regional force. They believe food is running out at refugee camps there, and have expressed concern about reports of continued clashes in some areas. The…
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