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Nairobi

AddisAbaba

Dadaab

Kakuma

Dollo Ado

Gaalkacyo

Hargeysa

Sana`aKassala

Shagarab

Moyale

Capital

Main town or village

Refugee camp

Movement on land

Movement by sea

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Kharaz

Ali Addeh

IN HORN OF AFRICA AND YEMENMIXED MIGRATION

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Designed by UNHCR for Contact:

Somali IDPs: Inside Somalia there are currently an

estimated 1.36 million Internally Displaced People

(1,129,000 in South Central). Most have been

displaced many times as they respond to conflict or

drought or both. In September, 14,000 migrants left

Kismayu.

Departing from Obock: In September 2012 anestimated 5,530 people, mainly Ethiopian usedDjibouti (Obock area) as a departure point forcrossing the Red Sea into Yemen. Approximately 185people per day. They entered Yemen irregularly andwithout official documentation, facilitated by humansmugglers.

'Secondary movement': Some migrants go through the Gulf into theMiddle East and Europe, working along the way. If they can afford itand have sufficient contacts / documentation migrants always prefer tofly.

Refugees in Ethiopia: There arecurrently (end September) 214,000 Somalirefugees in Ethiopia (mostly in Dollo Adocamp), as well as 64,636 Sudanese,60,052 Eritreans (end July). Somaliscontinue to flow into Dollo Ado. InSeptember there was an increase of 2,586Somali refugees.

Kismaayo

Departing from Bosasso:

Migrants move through

Somalia to Puntland and

Bosasso. In September

2012, an estimated 2,852

left from Bosasso for

Yemen.

Uganda

September 2012

Mogadishu

Mombasa

Obock

Saudia Arabia

Refugees in Kenya: 474,154registered refugees in Dadaaband 102,147 in Kakuma whichhas surpassed its originalcapacity 100,00. Officialregistration in Dadaab hasbeen curtailed since Oct 2011.Urban refugees amount to over52,000.

Towards Egypt: Eritreans, Somalis andEthiopians (and other migrants) use the 'northern'route into Egypt where Cairo is a destination or atransit point to pass into the Sinai region and intoIsrael. During the month of September122irregular migrants crossed from Egypt to Israel.

The number represents only those who wereapprehended by Israeli authorities after crossinginto the country. It represents a small drop from

August, when some 199 were arrested.Compared to the previous year, the figuresrepresents a dramatic drop over the same periodlast year when 2,000 African migrants crossedinto Israel.

Nairobi is a regional hub formigrant smugglers, obtaining

documentation (normally illegally orforged), for migrants moving onSouth as well as those looking fortemporary work. Tens of thousandsper year (mainly Somali andEthiopian) pass into and throughNairobi. Kenyan authoritiesregularly arrest and detainmigrants. During the month ofSeptember 30 migrants werearrested in a police raid that targetedvarious hotels in Eastleigh, Nairobi

Abuse: Most of the Ethiopiansarriving in Yemen are enroute

to Saudi Arabia. They normallytravel along the eastern sidewith smugglers (benign orviolent) up to Haradh area inorder to cross into KSA. Theincidences of kidnapping,torture, rape and extorion ofnew arrivals is very high.

Snatched in the desert:Eritreans are fleeingEritrea at an estimatedrate of 2000-3000 permonth. Some arekidnapped by tribesmenin the desert and sold totrafficking / extortiongangs in the Sinai region,Egypt. Reports suggestthat seniour Eritreanmilitary offficials controlthe smuggling of armsand traffficking ofhumans from Eritrea.

According to UNHCRfigures approximatelythere are 105,000Eritrean refugee inSudan.

Saudi ambivalence: Saudi Arabia appears to havean ambivalent attitude to irregular migrants. While itclaims to be intollerant and strict, officially, in practicemany thousands of Ethiopians, Somalis, Kenyans andothers live and work in Saudi Arabia. Yemenis alsocross into KSA irregularly in large numbers. Manymigrants (economic) are detained and deported back

into Yemen.

Eritrea

Sudanese refugees: New refugees

fleeing tribal conflict in the Blue NileArea in South Sudan are enteringKenya to join with older case-loads ofSudanese refugees in Kakumarefugee camp. The South Sudaneserefugee total influx for 2012 stands32,737 south Sudanese,4702 (north)Sudanese.

Ethiopian exodus: In 2011, atleast 75,000 Ethiopians travelledirregularly into Yemen. This yearalone over 63,182 have crossed asat the end September 2012. Manygo on to Saudi Arabia. Others wentEast to Sudan and Libya , others gosouth through Kenya and onwards.

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Urban refugees:Somali refugees inNairobi = 33,565.

Official refugees: Asof September 2012some 219,057 Somalishave been registered asrefugees in Yemen.In Kharaz: 16,000

Somali refugeesregistered. During the

month of September915 were airlifted toEthiopia

Trafficking of women:There are alarmingreports of women beingseparated from migrantgroups and traffickedinto KSA/ never to beheard of again.

Suda,n

Ethiopia

Somaliland

Puntland

Oman:A much smaller number ofmigratnts go into Oman, but it is also adesirable destination for somemigrants.

Kenya Somalia(South-Central)

Gulf of

Aden

Red Sea

Indian

Ocean

Tanzania

South

Sudan

Going South: Ethiopian and Somali migrants move along the

eastern corridor of Africa towards South Africa , led by smugglers.Death and violence are common.

Egypt

Congolese influx:Large numbers ofCongolese continue toenter Uganda bring thetotal numer to 114,000since the start of 2012,fleeing renewed fightingin Eastern DRC.

Yemen

Deportation cases: In August some hundredEthiopian asylum seekers, refugees andirregular migrants were arrested following arefusal to evict a Social Welfare Centre anddeported to Ethiopia. Later some estimated 40

were returned to Hargesia. 25 remain indetaintion and refuse to leave on their ownaccord.

Ethiopians fleeing violenceOf the 20,000 who weredisplaced in July 2012, Mosthave since returned home, butabout 2,500 are still taking

refuge in a local primary school.