Nearly 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to northern Kenya following deadly clashes in the border town of Moyale, with the United Nations warning that the crisis is deepening as local resources come under pressure. Tensions escalated on October 18 over a dispute over the government office and flag of the Somali state in an area claimed by Ethiopia's Oromia region. The killing of the 13-year-old girl sparked days of fighting in the Oromo Borna and Somali Gara communities, as well as forces associated with the two regional governments.

Nearly 40,000 Ethiopians have fled to northern Kenya following deadly clashes in the border town of Moyale, with the United Nations warning that the crisis is deepening as local resources come under pressure. Tensions escalated on October 18 over a dispute over the government office and flag of the Somali state in an area claimed by Ethiopia's Oromia region. The killing of the 13-year-old girl sparked days of fighting in the Oromo Borna and Somali Gara communities, as well as forces associated with the two regional governments.