Tanzania's Magufuli pardons over 1,700 imprisoned Ethiopian migrants
In this file photograph taken on August 29, 2020, Tanzania's President John Magufuli speaks during the official launch of the party's campaign for the October 2020 general election at Jamhuri stadium in Dodoma.
Encouraged by some successful peers, hundreds of Ethiopian migrants take dangerous routes across several African countries every year in their dream to reach South Africa for work.
Tanzanian President Joseph Magufuli on Monday ordered the release of 1,789 Ethiopians imprisoned for entering the country illegally.
According to diplomatic sources who spoke to the Nation, Mr Magufuli's pardon came after his meeting earlier on Monday with his Ethiopian counterpart Sahle-Work Zewde, who is on an official tour of Tanzania.
