Sudan declares force majeure as pipeline transporting South Sudanese crude oil is damaged in RSF territory; ENDF increases number of troops in Western Tigray; and Libyan coast guard obstructs MSF rescue.
Riots broke out in The Hague on 17 February 2024. It is the latest in a string of clashes around the world involving pro-democracy and pro-government Eritreans. The latter group organises festivals, proclaimed to be cultural festivals, but which pro-democracy Eritreans state are in reality propaganda events; places were high-level Eritrean officials visit, where diaspora Eritreans go under pressure and threats, where military propaganda and hate speech are spread, and where Eritreans have to pay money to the Eritrean government. Now, a picture is emerging of a highly coordinated effort by the Eritrean government to control the diaspora, which it calls the ‘Fourth Front’, through militia-like structures, including Eri-Blood and Eri-Mekhete.
EEPA is collaborating with VODAN-Africa in the VODAN-EEPA Group on the objective of creating data equity and ethical inclusive AI, as well as creation of voice for voiceless communities. The goal is to create an African federated data space, where information is held securely and in-residence – the data stays with the data owner, but can still be used and ‘visited’ under well defined principles.