Killing in Borena (Feb 2023)
- Ref
- OHRM-2023-0143
- Date of incident
- Zone
- Borena
In Eastern and Southern Ethiopia, more than 4.5 million cattle and nearly 7 million sheep have died since late 2021. In March, 11 million people were food insecure. Cholera was present in Bale and Guji zones and in Somali Region. Leishmaniasis and thyroiditis were also killing people in OMO zone of SNNPR. The drought area includes 24 million people. In Borana, farmers told Addis Standard in February they had given up on their cattle after 3.3 million had died and were now ‘striving to save our lives’. More than 800,000 were in need of food assistance.
Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 62 (2023-04-24), p.7. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-62-24-April-2023.pdf