Ethiopia has revealed it would investigate the deaths of 27 of its citizens that were found dumped on the outskirts of Lusaka, the capital city of Zambia.
Zambian authorities recently discovered the bodies of 27 men, aged between 20 and 38, in Ngwerere, a farming area around Lusaka.
In a recent statement, Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry said: “The Ethiopian government will “send experts to the area to confirm the identities of the citizens who allegedly lost their lives while attempting to cross into South Africa illegally.
“This incident demonstrates the continued need for coordinated efforts from citizens and relevant government agencies to reduce the harm that human trafficking causes to our citizens.”
In the same vein, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) expressed alarm over the incident and called for urgent efforts to address “irregular migration including through a transnational response to smuggling of migrants and trafficking in persons along the ‘Southern Route’, which runs from the Horn of Africa to Southern Africa.”
A recent statement issued by the IOM said: “Zambia is one of several countries of transit for thousands of migrants from the Horn of Africa who travel along the Southern Route towards South Africa mainly in search of livelihood opportunities.
“Irregular migration along the route is facilitated by an intricate network of smugglers and traffickers and is fraught with extreme risk to life.”
The IOM noted that the incident in Zambia “comes less than two months after the bodies of 30 Ethiopian migrants were discovered in a mass grave in neighboring Malawi, and two years after 64 Ethiopian men were found dead, asphyxiated, in a sealed shipping container in Mozambique.”
Over 900 Ethiopians have died on migration routes since 2014, including this incident, the IOM said.
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