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Forced Displacement high Borena

Displacement in Yabelo, Borena (8 Apr 2025)

Ref
OHRM-2025-0278
Date of incident
Zone
Borena

As with other major development projects, the proposed international airport at Yabelo in Borana zone takes no account of farmers who are forced from their land. On 8 April, W1 sent a list of 26 farmers, each owning between one and six hectares of land, who had been evicted without compensation (see Appendix, p.52).

Source: Oromia Support Group, OSG Report 70 (2025-06-24), p.17. https://oromiasupport.org/wp-content/uploads/simple-file-list/OSG-Report-70-24-June-2025.pdf

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