EMHRN's Migration and Asylum Blog / Le blog du REMDH sur les migrations et l'asile
MIGRASYL
News on migration and asylum from around the region - Nouvelles de la région sur les questions de migration et d'asile
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
[Egypt/Ethiopia]: Aljazeera - Ethiopian refugees: Persecuted Oromo demand UN protection in Egypt amid dam dispute
The Oromo make up 40 percent of the Ethiopian population.
However, the minority Tigray government has persecuted the Oromo people,
jailing more than 20,000 suspected OLF members. As a result, many have
been forced to flee, leaving behind family, friends and jobs.
The Oromo who have fled to Egypt are again endangered.
The Ethiopian government is planning to dam the Blue Nile for
hydroelectric power, a move Egypt worries will affect its water supply.
In response to the project, Egypt's government has reached a new level of bellicose rhetoric.
