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Africa-Press – Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>October 9, 2025 3 minutes read Addis Abeba- Displaced people from East Wollega Zone, Oromia region, who have sought refuge near Sekota town in the Wag Hemra Nationality Administration of Amhara region, said they are facing severe hardships, including food shortages.<\/p>\n

One displaced man, who requested anonymity for security reasons, told Addis Standard that he fled Alem Seye Kebele, Gudu Soyo Woreda, East Wollega Zone, after inter-communal violence erupted on 20 October 2021. \u201cI owned about three hectares of farmland and ten cattle. I left everything behind. After taking our property, they burned our house. It happened on a Friday \u2014 we fled to the mountains and watched our home burn from afar,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He recalled that the conflict forced many residents to flee, with some seeking safety in Addis Abeba and Debre Birhan. \u201cBut since I\u2019m originally from Wag Hemra, I came back to my birthplace,\u201d he said. The 60-year-old man explained that he had lived in East Wollega since 1985. \u201cNow, after forty years, I have returned to my ancestral land,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Currently living in a makeshift settlement in a place called \u201cMai Gulit,\u201d near Sekota, he described his situation as moving \u201cfrom hardship to misery.\u201d \u201cWe haven\u2019t received adequate assistance. Monthly support would have helped, but now we sit idle, forgotten by our country,\u201d he lamented.<\/p>\n

A father of seven, he said some of his children have left in search of food. \u201cEvery three or four months, we get only 25 kilograms of flour, which is not enough,\u201d he said, adding that he is ill and unable to work. \u201cEven if we ask for electricity or basic services, no one listens. We\u2019re told the plan is to return us to our original homes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He questioned, \u201cAre we not citizens? Why do we suffer from hunger and thirst? We are silent because there\u2019s no solution. We\u2019ve reached a point where we regret being alive. We lost everything from our fertile land \u2014 the government should have at least asked where its citizens have gone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another displaced person who fled East Wollega during the same 2021 violence told Addis Standard that life in \u201cMai Gulit\u201d is extremely difficult. \u201cWe live packed inside a warehouse,\u201d he said, recalling that he used to cultivate mangoes, bananas, coffee, and enset on five hectares of land before the sudden attack forced him to flee empty-handed. A father of six, he added that the area faces severe shortages of food and medical care, forcing some of his children to leave in search of work.<\/p>\n

A young man, identified as Mekuria Alemu (name changed for safety), said he first went to Addis Abeba after being displaced from Alem Seye Kebele, Gudu Soyo Woreda, but has now moved to Mai Gulit. The 26-year-old, whose wife is pregnant, described life there as unbearable. \u201cThere are no job opportunities. We are struggling. There are many youths like me here, but nothing to do. Even if we ask for work, we\u2019re told to sit and wait. Living here is very hard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He added that around 62 families share one large storage hall, while others rent small houses nearby.<\/p>\n

Repeated attempts by Addis Standard to reach Mihret Melaku, head of the Wag Hemra Disaster Prevention and Food Security Office, for comment were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

A July report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) stated that around 500,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) are sheltering in various parts of the Amhara region, facing \u201csevere shortages of food, shelter, water, sanitation, health, and protection services.\u201d<\/p>\n

It added that around 90% of these IDPs live within host communities, while the rest are in temporary camps. The report cited over 22,000 IDPs in Debre Birhan and about 10,000 in the Jara camp alone.<\/p>\n

OCHA, citing the Amhara Regional Disaster Prevention and Food Security Commission, said the displacement crisis in the region stems largely from multiple conflicts, including recurrent attacks in western Oromia.<\/p>\n

Since 2021, more than 88,000 civilians have reportedly been forcibly displaced from western Oromia alone, with many now residing in camps in Debre Birhan (China Camp), Woyinchit, and Bachelo \u2014 areas described as severely lacking basic services. AS<\/b><\/p>\n

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