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12 Nov 2026

Situation report: Kenya’s high court rules on refugees right to work; 65 people killed in Benishangul-Gumuz; ENDF fires artillery near Badme

by EEPA Admin | posted in: Africa, African Union, Amhara, Amnesty International, Asylum Seekers, Chad, China, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Horn of Africa region, Human Rights abuses, Kenya, Migration, Oromia, Rapid Support Forces, RSF, SAF, shipwreck, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Sudanese Armed Forces, Switzerland, Tigray, Yemen | 0

SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 779 – 12 November 2026

31 Jul 2020

News Highlights: Libyan authorities kill 3 migrants, COVID-19 spike in Ethiopia, Malta waits 30 hours to rescue distressed refugees

In this week’s news highlights: Libyan authorities kill 3 migrants; 200 children intercepted and detained in Libya; Widespread human rights violations on route to Mediteranean; COVID-19 a significant threat to Ethiopia; Millions at risk in South Sudan; Human rights abuses and trafficking in South Sudan; Appeal against Eritrea’s conflict preparations; Malta waits 30 hours to rescue migrants and refugees; 100 vulnerable asylum seekers relocated from Greece; Hundreds try to flee Italian overcrowded asylum centers; And Migrants and refugees to be transferred from Lampedusa.

10 Oct 2019

Only three additional member states join the new relocation system after Justice and Home Affairs Meeting

by S. Fons | posted in: Asylum Seekers, Dublin Regulation, EEPA news and activities, European Commission, European Politics, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, LIBE, Malta, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, Relocation system | 0

On October 8, European Justice and Home Affairs ministers met to discuss the new relocation framework set up by Finland, France, Germany, Italy, and Malta, which is based on voluntary collaborations amongst member states. The new deal holds that within four weeks, migrants and refugees will be either relocated amongst participating member states or returned if they are not in need of asylum. The arrangement is expected to run until the new college of commissioners takes over in November 2019. Only three additional member states pledged to join the deal after the meeting.