Situation report: TPLF expelled 16 high-ranking members; UAE positive towards extradition of human trafficker Kidane; Tigray refugees protest in Sudan

SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 573 – 19 September 2024
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 573 – 19 September 2024
During the pro-forma hearing in the case of Walid, who is on trial for suspected of human smuggling crimes, the public prosecutor confirmed that they have made contact with authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) regarding co-accused Kidane. The UAE authorities confirmed that they are positive towards the extradition of Kidane to the Netherlands, which means, if confirmed, that Kidane could be tried alongside Walid in the Netherlands next year.
In this week’s News Highlights: Violence against civilians and refugees; Public facilities attacked and aid restricted in Sudan; Two-day Eid ceasefire broken; Women and civil society urge for cessation of violence in Sudan; RSF releases 125 SAF soldiers; Displacements due to conflict and food insecurities in Sudan; Troika condemns violence in Sudan; Kenyan President Ruto say there are ‘signs of genocide’ in Sudan; UNSC talks about Sudan; Eritreans face forced return from Ethiopia; Tigray church calls for resume of food aid to Tigray as hunger related death toll rises; Study finds children in primary school experience high levels of trauma; Facilities in Oromia looted and destroyed; Tigrayans disappeared during war still missing; Officials removed in Puntland, Somalia; EU delivers patrol boats to Libya coast guard despite its links with militia groups; NGO vessel rescues 86 people off Libyan coast; Dozens missing and 3 dead off Tunisian coast; Frontex contacts Libyan coast guard for SaR operations; Tunisian model should be extended in other countries, says EU chief; Hungary and Poland block conclusions on migration at EU Summit; ECtHR rules in favour of 67 ill-treated migrants and refugees; Walid case continues in the Netherlands; Rwanda deportation plan deemed unlawful; UK says cost of transferring to Rwanda is in the hundreds of thousands; Greece to continue “strict but fair” migration policy after elections; Greek police and Spanish NGO rescue more than 300 migrants and refugees; Save the Children’s proposal for the protection of unaccompanied minors in Italy; Spain and Morocco under investigation for delayed rescue; and Amnesty accuses Spain and Morocco of Melilla cover-up.