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This Quarterly Mixed Migration Update (QMMU) covers the East Africa and Yemen region (EAY). The core countries of focus for this region are Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Somalia, DR Congo, South Sudan and Yemen. Depending on the quarterly trends and migration-related updates, more attention may be given to any of the countries over the rest.
The QMMUs offer a quarterly update on new trends and dynamics related to mixed migration and relevant policy developments in the region. These updates are based on a compilation of a wide range of secondary (data) sources, brought together within a regional framework and applying a mixed migration analytical lens. Similar QMMUs are available for all MMC regions.
Key Updates
• First wave of Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers repatriated from Kenya: In February 2020, 76 Ethiopian refugees and asylum seekers from Kakuma refugee camp were repatriated to Ethiopia as part of a Kenyan government directive. They are the first of an estimated 4,000 refugees and asylum seekers to be repatriated from both Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps in the coming months.
• Mixed migration flows to Yemen: Over 20,725 refugees and migrants from the Horn of Africa were recorded entering Yemen in January and February 2020, an increase from the 17,527 recorded in November and December 2019. March 2020 figures are not final yet, but expected to see a significant drop in arrivals.
• East African refugees from Libya to be resettled: At least 600 refugees from East Africa who were temporarily resettled in Rwanda are to be resettled in Europe. Currently, 39 refugees have been resettled to Sweden and Canada with more expected in the coming months.
• Stranded Ethiopians returned home from Tanzania: 463 Ethiopians returned back home as part of a joint initiative between the two governments, IOM and the EU. More returns expected in the coming months. Tanzania remains a key transit country for Ethiopians heading south towards South Africa.
• 64 Ethiopians found dead in a shipping container in Mozambique: 64 people, all Ethiopian men, bound for South Africa were found dead in a shipping container when the truck transporting them was checked in Mozambique.
