South Sudan: Refugees Flee Escalating Violence On South Sudan-Ethiopia Border

South Sudan: Refugees Flee Escalating Violence On South Sudan-Ethiopia Border

Gambella Region -- As violence intensifies across the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has decided to relocate our medical services from the border town of Burbeiye to Mattar, in Ethiopia. This move corresponds with a mass displacement of South Sudanese refugees, who had already fled to Burbeiye, a town sitting directly on the border, and are now fleeing from there to Mattar in Ethiopia. This latest displacement is in …

MSF medical team in Ethiopia follows South Sudanese refugees fleeing border violence

MSF medical team in Ethiopia follows South Sudanese refugees fleeing border violence For weeks, Ethiopia’s Gambella region has been experiencing a dual emergency of a cholera outbreak as well as an influx of South Sudanese refugees fleeing violence. Kate Rankin May 22 2025, 11:16am This move corresponds with a mass displacement of South Sudanese refugees, who had already fled to Burbeiye and are now heading further inside Ethiopia after an esc…

MSF warns that violence is spreading against the population that has escaped to the border with Ethiopia, from...

MSF moves to Mattar in Ethiopia to aid refugees fleeing South Sudan violence - Radio Tamazuj

Medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has relocated from the Ethiopian border town of Burbeiye to Mattar following escalating violence along the South Sudan-Ethiopia border, the group said Friday. The move comes as thousands of South Sudanese refugees, who had initially fled to Burbeiye, are now moving further inland to Mattar. MSF cited intensified clashes between the South Sudan People’s Defence Forces and an opposition armed group, i…