Ethiopian migrant route to Middle East through Somaliland and Puntland instead of Djibouti.
Transit movements through Bossaso towards Yemen almost tripled (+189%) between the first quarter of 2025 (6,400 movements) and the first quarter of 2026 (18,600), exceeding the previous peak of 17,900 movements recorded in the last quarter of 2024, according to IOM’s Migration Along the Eastern Route Report 63, published 12 August 2026. The shift is…

