Situation report: Famine conditions in parts of North Darfur, Bombing attack in Mogadishu claimed by Al-Shabaab, Significant increase in security incidents in Amhara
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA
No. 564 – 5 August 2024
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA
No. 564 – 5 August 2024
In this week’s News Highlights: Villages burnt in Darfur, Sudan; RSF advancing in Al Jazira state; 10,000 children in Sudan may die by the end of the year; Sudan conflict causes world’s largest displacement; Defence of Janjaweed commander starts at ICC; ICHREE publishes final report; Four people killed in Central Ethiopia Regional State violence; Countries reject PM Abiy Ahmed’s Red Sea appeal; El Niño flooding threatens Horn of Africa; UN Security Council discusses Somalia; Impact of Libya floods ‘unimaginable’; EU ministers discuss screening and deportation of asylum seekers; Report finds EU countries redirect aid to themselves; Report criticises Malta authorities over handling of boat in distress; Polish elections bring change, but not on migration; Germany announces increased border checks; Italy calls on EU to enact Tunisia deal; 20 smugglers sentenced in Belgium; European Parliament gives journalism award to Greek boat disaster investigation; and Pope Frances focuses on migration in prayer.
In this week’s news highlights: Humanitarian crisis worsens in Sudan; Seven-day ceasefire set and broken in Sudan; Eritrean refugees in dire conditions; Abiy warns Isaias; More than 100.000 people flee Sudan; UN and USAID pause aid in Tigray; UNSG sends a letter to Eritrea; UN Security Council report on arms embargo in South Sudan; Conflict in Amhara continues; Biden signs Executive Order; EUBAM attends border conference with Libyan delegation; Djibouti announces crackdown on migrants; Tunisian authorities to build new cemeteries for refugees and migrants; Report on Croatian pushbacks; Dutch Court stops returns of asylum seekers to Italy; Sea-Watch accuses Italy of handing over refugees and migrants to Libya; Austria and Italy allied against irregular migration; Pope Francis warns about nationalism in Europe; Kılıçdaroğlu vows to repatriate Syrian refugees; Germany to examine asylum procedures out of the EU.