Additional Context: According to Devex's reporting, fallout from the aid freeze is still rippling through Ethiopia’s humanitarian workforce, with many laid-off workers unemployed.

This quote comes from a former public health worker who asked Devex to remain anonymous. He told Devex that after he was laid off, he found himself considering routes he had never imagined taking: trying to secure visa appointments at European embassies to migrate abroad, and even weighing less-than-legal paths — through Djibouti or across the Red Sea — via informal brokers who promise passage for a fee.

Source: Devex