Germany Pledges Assistance for the Somali Refugees in Ethiopia

The German Government pledged that it will assist the Somali refugees who live in Ethiopia together with the other refugees from Horn of Africa with €750,000.

The government of Germany said it will give that money through the WFP so that food aid can be delivered to the Somali refugees in the refugee camps in Ethiopia. Together with the Somali refugees the German government will also assist the Eritrean and South Sudanese refugees in Ethiopia. According to the German embassy in Ethiopia, the assistance is for boosting the activities of the UNCHR at the camps in Ethiopia where Horn African refugees live.

There are about 247000 South Sudanese refugees, 245000 Somalis and 113500 Sudanese refugees as well as 99000 Eritreans in the refugee camps in Ethiopia. This figure is also on the increase as there is an ongoing crisis in South Sudan.