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News Highlights: Somalia rejects mediation amidst tensions with Ethiopia, Phantom boats at sea, Starvation in Tigray

In this week’s News Highlights: Somalia rejects mediation over dispute Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU; IGAD Summit discusses Sudan and Ethiopia/Somalia tensions; Arab League and PSC discuss Ethiopia-Somalia tensions; Sudanese VP Malik Agar visits Eritrea;  Russian military base at Dahlak Islands in Eritrea; Clashes at Melbourne Eritrean festival; Displacement in Sudan reaches 7.7 million; Ethnic targeting of people suspected of spying in Sudan; World Heritage under threat in Sudan; Explosions and remote violence increase in Sudan; Starvation sets in in Tigray as Federal government denies looming famine; Fano warns citizens not to attend Timket celebrations in Amhara; Protests erupt in Tunisia as 37 people still missing at sea; Court hearing about reception centres begins in Albania; Boats disappear and wrecks go unreported in the Mediterranean; European Parliament votes to withhold funds from Hungary; Law passed to overcome UK Supreme Court block of Rwanda deal;  Five people dead after failed crossing of Channel; German Parliament votes to make deportations easier; Protest against French immigration law; and Crossings at highest level since 2016, says Frontex.

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News Highlights: Eritrean militia involved in Tel Aviv festival clashes, MSF stops healthcare in Tripoli, Greek-Italian alliance on migration

In this week’s News Highlights: 150 injured in clashes at Eritrean festival in Tel Aviv, armed militia involved; Eritrean forces continued crimes post-November 2022, says Amnesty; Civilians killed in Khartoum and bombing in Nyala; US imposes sanctions on RSF Deputy; Humanitarian organisations call for $1 billion to help Sudan refugees; Protests in Tigray repressed as opposition leaders are arrested; Displacement from western Tigray continues; MSF stops medical missions in detention centres in Tripoli; Appeal against Belgian decision to exclude male asylum seekers from aid; Report on dismantling of Greek asylum system; One person found dead, 14 alive, on Greek island; Italy and Greece form alliance on migration; ECHR slaps Italy for mistreatment of a minor; and President of the French senate wants referendum on migration. 

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News Highlights: Fano attacks continue in Amhara, Swedish oil executives charged with war crimes in Sudan, Gabon suspended from AU

In this week’s News Highlights: Burhan travels to Egypt; Conflict situation in Sudan; 110 NGOs call the UNHRC to set up independent investigation mechanism; Hand grenade and brutal attack in Mekelle; Sexual violence in Tigray continued after November 2022; Ayder hospital at a breaking point; Amhara conflict continues; Giessen location refuses festivals, as Switzerland investigates Eritrean spies; The number of refugees continues to rise in the Horn; Migrants stranded in Niger following coup; Weber visits Tunisian President Saied expecting results; Lundin trials on alleged war crimes in Sudan by oil company executives to start; Mattarella urges for more legal migration options and increase “entry quota”; Belgium’s new law for single male refugees; Ship rescues 438 migrants; Wildfires in Greece fueling prejudice against migrants; Gabon suspended following coup.

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