Solomon Zewdu, Director General of the Ethiopian Heavy Truck Drivers Association, told Capital that 100 Ethiopian birr now buys only about 70 Djiboutian francs. He said items that used to cost 70 birr have risen by up to 45 percent over the past two weeks, pushing drivers to carry non-perishable food from home to cut costs. Berhan Ashete, a driver with more than a decade on the Djibouti–Addis Ababa route, said the burden is heaviest on trips lasting 15 to 30 days. The association is urging employers to provide additional allowances or subsidies. Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics said Ethiopian commercial vessels have faced no security threats and that cargo movement has not been disrupted by the Yemen conflict. The International Organization for Migration reported about 3,000 people displaced from Yemen; Ethiopia currently hosts about 1.2 million refugees, including 2,312 Yemeni nationals.