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Ethiopians flee into Kenya as border gunfire strands cargo trucks

Gunfire was heard from the Ethiopian border town of Moyale as civilians continue to flee into Kenya to escape violence from a regional dispute. Tensions continue between leaders of the Oromia and Somali regional states in Ethiopia. The U.N. refugee agency says up to 50,000 people have crossed into Kenya. Local residents are opening their homes to those fleeing. The conflict began over a regional boundary dispute and has spread to other communities. Fighting has subsided, but tensions remain high. This border dispute adds to Ethiopia’s challenges, with separate conflicts occurring in Tigray and

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