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
SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA
No. 539 – 29 April 2024
Situation Report – Horn of Africa & News Highlights, No. 530 – 28 March, 2024
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.