Berhale

History

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Berhale during the year 1968. Five British citizens and their Ethiopian guides were kidnapped 4 March 2007 after visiting Berhale. In January 2022, Tigray People's Liberation Front shelled Berhale as part of an offensive into Afar during the Tigray War. Many people fled towards the regional capital of Semera as refugees. On February 23 of that same year, militants entered an Eritrean refugee camp, killing at least five people. Thousands were displaced and several women were abducted. Several refugees were separated from their families during the attack and experienced emotional distress. While no organization claimed responsibility, the Tigray People's Liberation Front was widely suspected of being responsible. The Addis Standard estimated a month later that 43,000 people had been displaced from the settlement during the war.