Ethiopia is home to more than 823,000 refugees and asylum seekers, the most of them are from South Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea. The majority of the refugees are housed in 24 refugee camps spread throughout five regional states. Over 70,000 other urban refugees live in Addis Ababa, the capital. Ethiopia is home to more than 823,000 refugees and asylum seekers, the most of them are from South Sudan, Somalia, and Eritrea. The majority of the refugees are housed in 24 refugee camps spread throughout five regional states. Over 70,000 other urban refugees live in Addis Ababa, the capital. Ethiopia now has one of the world’s greatest refugee populations, with over one million people fleeing Eritrea, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen. As a result of the favorable asylum laws, Syrians are already joining their ranks. More than one million Syrians have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the nine-year conflict. According to the United Nations, they make up a third of the world’s refugee population, with 5.6 million at the end of last year. Since relocating to Ethiopia in 2013, Adna Mohammed, 42, has had a lot of success. The father of one owns a prominent shawarma restaurant in Bole, Addis Ababa’s business center. The Damascus native is now married to an Ethiopian woman and speaks the Ethiopian language Amharic. He stated that he has no desire to return to Syria.
