Displaced Ethiopians await registration in Kenya after fleeing clashes

Thousands of displaced Ethiopians were expected to be registered in the Kenyan border city of Moyale on Monday after they fled tensions between the leaders of Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions. The people have received temporary international protection status from the United Nations Refugee Agency. They were waiting to be processed at Al-Huda Primary School. Fighting in southern Ethiopia has caused some 50,000 to flee over the border to Kenya as of October 29, according to the UN. The figure represents a sharp jump from the 36,000 recorded two days before. A UN representative said the number could quickly change given the situation on the ground. The unrest was sparked on October 20 after a Somali regional flag was hoisted on the Ethiopian side of Moyale. The border city is jointly administered between Somali and Oromia. Several people are reported to have died in clashes. The UN Refugee Agency said many of the displaced were women and children. The agency has sent an emergency team to the region and is working with the Kenyan government, the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations to provide aid to those displaced.