Over 100 Ethiopian Refugees Repatriated from Sudan

ADDIS ABEBA – Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed returned to Ethiopia from Sudan with over 100 female victims of trafficking that have been in Sudan enroute to other countries, his office said.

Premier Abiy was in Khartoum over the weekend to witness the signing ceremony of the peace accord brokered by Ethiopia and the African Union (AU).

Ministry of foreign affairs said 106 Ethiopian refugees in Sudan have arrived in Addis Ababa along with the Prime Minister.

The women dominated returnees have been under dire conditions in various jails of Sudan.

Abiy’s office, on its part, says among those that returned with PM Abiy also include individuals released from imprisonment for various offenses.