Kenya: Investigative Report – the Silent Perimeter: Post-Eviction Recovery and Labor Integration of Ethiopians in Mandera Kenya

Addis Abeba — Along the sun-scorched banks of the Dawa River, a wooden boat cuts across the water for a hundred Kenyan shillings, carrying individuals across an invisible line where Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia meet. This is the Mandera Triangle, a remote frontier where porous borders and desperate circumstances collide. Here, thousands of Ethiopian migrants displaced by poverty, conflict, and climate shocks seek refuge in a fragile economic ecosystem. They build homes, run local businesses, and…