About 361 Ethiopian migrants return home from Djibouti

About 361 Ethiopian migrants have returned home, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.

The migrants entered into Djibouti to reach the Middle East countries via Djibouti.

Among the returnee includes those who escaped the war in Yemen and entered Djibouti.

They were repatriated by the joint efforts of Ethiopian Embassy in Djibouti and the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Some 24 more migrants will arrive in Addis Ababa tomorrow.

The government repatriated over 1, 700 Ethiopians from Djibouti during the past nine months.