Situation report: Sudan peace talks may resume in mid-April in Jeddah; Bus attacked in Gambella; Mass grave with bodies of refugees found in Libya
28 Mar 2024

Situation report: Sudan peace talks may resume in mid-April in Jeddah; Bus attacked in Gambella; Mass grave with bodies of refugees found in Libya

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Situation Report – Horn of Africa & News Highlights, No. 530 – 28 March, 2024

News Highlights: Massacres reported from Darfur as RSF gains ground, ICC reports progress in Libya investigation, Asylum offshoring not allowed, EU states
10 Nov 2023

News Highlights: Massacres reported from Darfur as RSF gains ground, ICC reports progress in Libya investigation, Asylum offshoring not allowed, EU states

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In this week’s News Highlights: RSF takes over El-Geneina, nearing take-over of Darfur; Massacres reported in Darfur; Escalation of fighting in Sudan kills civilians and IDPs; First round of Jeddah talks yields no ceasefire; Refugee flows from Darfur sharply increase; Ethiopian government plans to resolve western Tigray dispute through referendum; Clashes in Amhara, Ethiopia; Peace talks between Ethiopia and OLA; Ethiopia’s risk of defaulting increases; Worst flooding in decades kills dozens in the Horn of Africa; ICC is making progress on investigating crimes against migrants and refugees in Libya; Videos of torture of Eritreans and Tigrayans in Libya posted; Italy wants to open third-country centers in Albania; Offshoring asylum applications not allowed, says EU; UK’s long procedures leave unaccompanied children in limbo; Netherlands called upon to increase fight against human trafficking; and Key hearing in Walid case on Monday 13 November.

Deadly shipwreck off the Greek coast raises questions about the state’s responsibility
14 Jul 2023

Deadly shipwreck off the Greek coast raises questions about the state’s responsibility

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On 14 June, the Mediterranean Sea saw one of the deadliest tragedies at sea that happened in recent years. A boat carrying migrants and refugees across the Mediterranean capsized and sank off the Greek coastal town of Pylos. 82 dead bodies were recovered from the sea as of 21 June, while 104 people were rescued. Hundreds of migrants and refugees went missing and are presumably dead as the boat reportedly carried up to 750 people.