Ethiopian refugees caught in middle of Nile dam row between Cairo, Addis Ababa
Ethiopian refugees in Egypt worry that their situation will decline further due to the Nile dam row between their host and home country.
CAIRO — Abdel Meguid al-Karki, an Ethiopian refugee in his mid-30s, has learned the importance of concealing his identity the hard way.
On the way to a grocery store in the southern Cairo district of Hadayek el-Maadi, where he lives, Karki's brother, 19, was attacked by a group of Egyptians a few days ago, and had his belongings, including his cellphone and the groceries he bought from the store, stolen.
Those involved not only robbed him, they beat him and let a dog loose on him.
“The members of the mob were acting very violently, even though they did not know the boy personally,” Karki told Al-Monitor. “They said they wouldn't allow Ethiopia to take the Nile River all for itself.”
