Horn of Africa – n. an area of East Africa that includes Ethiopia and Somalia

migrants – n. people who flee or move from one place to another for economic reasons

deliberate – adj. doing something on purpose, with thought

persecution – n. treating someone badly because of their race or their political or religious beliefs

notwithstanding – v. offering resistance or opposition to something

self-evacuated – v. leaving on one’s own without help from others

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