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Horn of Africa: People Smuggling

Asked by Wendy MortonConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 24 March 2026UIN 120858

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps UK law enforcement agencies are taking with Ethiopian authorities to share intelligence on criminal smuggler gangs operating from the Horn of Africa.

Answered by Chris Elmore

Full details of the announcements made, and issues discussed, during the Foreign Secretary's visit to Ethiopia were set out on GOV.UK on 2 February at the link below: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/foreign-secretary-sets-out-new-cooperation-on-illegal-migration.

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