Africa - Voice of America: Record Number of Africans Make Journey to Yemen

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Record Number of Africans Make Journey to Yemen Aug 28th 2012, 16:05 The number of refugees and migrants crossing from the Horn of Africa into Yemen continues at a record pace. Most of the arrivals are Ethiopian. The U.N. refugee agency says so far this year, nearly 64,000 people crossed the Gulf of Aden or Red Sea to reach Yemen. That compares to about 49,000 during the same period last year, a 30 percent increase. "What we are seeing over the first seven months of 2012 is a large increase of the number of refugees and migrants arriving from the Horn of ... Media files: C10F1D88-94A1-4DC7-93DB-C5ECFAA4D22E_cx0_cy5_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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