News Highlights: Eritrean military delegation visits Ethiopia, Eritrean alleged trafficker’s second hearing, Sudan agreement postponed
7 Apr 2023

News Highlights: Eritrean military delegation visits Ethiopia, Eritrean alleged trafficker’s second hearing, Sudan agreement postponed

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In this week’s news highlights: Eritrean military visits Ethiopia; OCHA warns about humanitarian impact of natural disasters in Ethiopia; Ethiopia to centralise army and police; Destructive environmental consequences of Tigray war; More than 133.000 people returned to Ethiopia from Saudi Arabia; Ethiopia asks for talks over controversial dam in the Nile to continue; Drought and ration cuts cause severe malnutrition in Ethiopian refugee camps; 32 million funding from EU and France, says Ethiopia; Fighting and displacements in Somalia; AU peacekeepers hit by explosion in Mogadishu; Odinga calls for engagement outside of the Kenyan parliament; Signing of agreement is postponed in Sudan; Egypt and Sudan finalise joint training at Port Sudan; Tensions rising in South Sudan as negotiations are interrupted; Tripoli rejects allegations of human rights abuses amounting to crimes against humanity; Second hearing of accused trafficker Walid reveals new charges; Braverman says Rwanda is safe for migrants and refugees; EU High representative of Foreign affair and US Secretary of State meet; and MEP says EU external migration policies a failure.

News Highlights: Eritrean troops continue committing violations in Tigray, Ethiopian Orthodox Church deal, Fortress Europe costing lives
17 Feb 2023

News Highlights: Eritrean troops continue committing violations in Tigray, Ethiopian Orthodox Church deal, Fortress Europe costing lives

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In this week’s News Highlights: Eritrean troops still blocking aid and committing violence in Tigray; Eritrean President blames TPLF for start war; Ethiopian Orthodox Church reaces agreement; EHRC reports on IDP massacre; Experts caution re-engagement with Ethiopia should be benchmarked; New Ethiopian representative UN; Wagner may export minerals through Sudan; Sudan amputation sentence raises concerns of extremisation; IOM raises alarm over Horn migration to Yemen; EU renews Rwanda agreement for evacuees Libya; EU carries responsibility for deaths at sea, says Save the Children; Parliament approves Frontex support to North Macedonia; Internal warnings of Frontex operations in Greece ignored; Ethiopian woman dies at Polish border; Portugal interested to lead EU-AU relations; AU Summit kicks off.

News Highlights: CoHA evaluation modalities agreed, Famine “fast approaching” in Somalia, Italy increases pressure on NGO rescues
23 Dec 2022

News Highlights: CoHA evaluation modalities agreed, Famine “fast approaching” in Somalia, Italy increases pressure on NGO rescues

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In this week’s News Highlights: Tigrayan and Ethiopian negotiators reach agreement on CoH Agreement evaluation modalities; Ethiopians voice their fears and hope about peace; Urgent aid needed for Somalia’s rural communities; Somali troops return from Eritrea starts; Government forces continue offensive against al-Shabaab; Somali government orders media to submit content for approval; Sudanese security forces disperse pro-democracy protesters; al-Bashir admits role in 1989 coup; New expert on the situation of human rights in Sudan designated; Over 260.000 in need of humanitarian support in South Sudan; UN Special envoy for Libya warns of signs of partition; Irregular migration into Europe on the rise; Statement of the European Commission and High Representative on international migrants day; New rules to fight trafficking in human beings in the EU; New rules for private search and rescue operations in Italy; and Deglobalisation of food systems amidst worsening hunger crisis.