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Asylum seekers and refugees leave their home countries because life has become intolerable. They seek safety and understanding.

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

5 min read
BABILE, ETHIOPIA – MAY 04: Refugee camp of somali people, Oromia, Babile, Ethiopia on May 4, 2023 in Babile, Ethiopia. (Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images)

Lessons from Ethiopia’s progressive refugee policy

Ethiopia’s public attitudes should be blueprints for other African countries

  • Eyaaz
3 min read