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Reuters News: Lone Ethiopian child refugees seen at risk of exploitation in Sudan

January 15, 2021 5:20 PM / Leave a comment

Lone Ethiopian child refugees seen at risk of exploitation in Sudan

By Emeline Wuilbercq

ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Dozens of children are still waiting to be reunited with their families after crossing into Sudan alone to flee conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, aid agencies said, warning that they could be at risk of abuse, trafficking and child labour.

More than 58,000 Ethiopian refugees have crossed into Sudan – about a third of them children – since fighting erupted in the northern region in November between federal troops and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).