Prevented from crossing the country to the Gulf countries, 1800 African migrants are currently parked in a stadium in Aden (yemen), where their living conditions cause great concern. The Gulf countries still attract thousands of Africans from the Horn of Africa to work there. The problem is that they have to go through Yemen at war. In mid-April, Aden security forces launched a campaign to repatriate all migrants, a police source told AFP. After placing them in makeshift camps across the city, they were gathered in the stadium located in the 22-May district, according to this source. These migrants come mainly from Ethiopia, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). They were arrested by Aden security services, controlled by pro-government forces. "According to our estimates, there are 1789 migrants on the site," Olivia Headon, IOM spokesperson in Yemen, told AFP, pointing out that the stadium where they are parked does not have any health standards or of security. They are mostly adult men, but there are also 389 boys and 28 girls under the age of 18, Headon said.............
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