Wüstenschiff

Unruhen im Süden Äthiopiens, die Straße nach Moyale zur Grenze nach Kenia war wohl kurzzeitig gesperrt.
Die Angaben im BBC-Artikel sind vom Datum her etwas widersprüchlich, ich denke es soll statt 05.02. vielleicht 25.02. heißen, denn der Pressebericht sowohl der Jimma Times als auch BBC sind vom 26.02.2009.
Trans-Afrika-Traveller sollten die Region momentan etwas beobachten:


Thousands flee Ethiopia clashes
26.02.2009 - BBC

Tens of thousands of people have reportedly fled their homes as a result of fighting between rival groups in a remote part of southern Ethiopia. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt says 300 people may have been killed - mostly in a major battle on 5 February. People are moving away to safer areas following the clash between the Borana people and the Gheri, a Somali clan. While the fighting has now stopped, the area is still tense and some reports estimate more than 100,000 displaced. Ethiopia's Minister of State Responsible for Emergency and Disaster Planning Mitiku Kassa acknowledged the existence of the problem but said the figure of 100,000 was an exaggeration. The fighting, which took place near the town of Moyale, was so severe that for a time the main road to the Kenyan border was closed ... mehr
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Ethiopia: About 300 killed in Oromo-Somali fighting
26.02.2009 - Jimma Times

Around 300 people are reportedly killed in a clash between Oromo and Somali clans in Moyale town. Thousands of people have also fled their homes due to the fighting in the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Violent clashes often occur between the Borana Oromo and Garre Somali, mostly over territorial disagreements and over scarce resources for the two pastoralist communities. The recent drought in southern Ethiopia has escalated the conflict over water wells. / Quelle: Jimma Times


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Die Unruhen waren scheinbar tatsächlich bereits Anfang Februar:


Thousands flee in south Ethiopia’s deadly tribal clashes
27.02.2009 - Sudan Tribune

ADDIS ABABA — Tens of thousands of people are reported to have been displaced after days of tribal clashes in one of a remote parts of Ethiopia’s south. The fighting between the Borena tribes and the Gheri, Somali ethnic, was erupted earlier this month with a major battle on February 5 over land ownership, territory, water resource and grazing land ... mehr


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Water pipe sparks Ethiopian conflict
13.03.2009 - BBC

Some 70,000 people have fled their homes in a remote part of southern Ethiopia, after a deadly conflict broke out between rival groups - apparently triggered by the construction of a new borehole. The BBC's Elizabeth Blunt has been to visit the affected areas ... mehr

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