Situation Report: Attack on El-Fasher, North Darfur, appears imminent; South Sudan receives massive UAE loan in exchange for oil; Ethiopia short on foreign currencies
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA
No. 539 – 29 April 2024
Author: K. Smits
VODAN-EEPA Group: EEPA Collaborates with VODAN-Africa on Supporting Neglected Communities to Have Voice, Digital Presence and Rights
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.
Situation Report: RSF and SAF fighting over control of Babanusa in West Kordofan, Kidnapping for ransom in Oromia, IDPs protest in Mekelle
Three days of severe fighting has been reported from Babanusa in West Kordofan, where Rapid Support Forces (RSF) launched a military offence against Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) in order to capture their headquarters; An increasing number of people are kidnapped for ransom in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. Victims are tortured until family members pay the ransoms; Internally displaced persons in Tigray held a peaceful protest in Mekelle yesterday calling for withdrawal of foreign forces from Tigray so as to be able to safely return to their home; and more.