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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.

4 Nov 2022

News Highlights: Tigray-Ethiopia peace agreement signed; Fatal double bombing in Mogadishu; Nearly 1000 migrants and refugees waiting for disembarkation

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In this week’s news highlights: Tigray- Ethiopia Peace agreement signed; Filsan Abdi and her resignation over the Tigray conflict; WHO says Tigray region has run out of medical supplies; Situation rapidly deteriorating, but the population does not revolt; Double terrorist bombing in Mogadishu; Closing women’s clinic in South Sudan symptomatic of waning donor interest; 8 million South Sudanese to face acute food insecurity; Resurgence of ethnic clashes in Blue Nile state; Cash handouts as alternative to alleviate drought suffering; EU funds Egyptian border control to curb migration via Libya; Torture of a minor Eritrean refugee in Libya; UN experts condemn lack of accountability for abuses at Europe’s border; EU looks to strengthen ties with Western Balkans; Lack of political will on migration solidarity; Report calls for an end to Eritrean diaspora tax; Czech Council presidency proposes reworked voluntary relocation mechanism; Extension of internal border checks with Slovakia; 1000 rescued migrants and refugees waiting for disembarkation; The food crisis must be addressed at a global level.

1 Apr 2021

News Highlights: UNHCR concern over ‘scattered’ refugees in Tigray, 1000 refugees returned to Libya, EU visa restrictions proposed over returns

In this week’s news highlights: UNHCR confirms destruction of refugee camps in Ethiopia; Reports of forced displacement of Tigrayans in western Tigray region by Amhara troops; Report of meeting between Eritrean and Ethiopian senior officials and foreign experts in Tigray; Kenya aims to close two refugee camps housing Somali refugees; Joint EU-IOM plan for returning migrants from Libya to Horn of Africa and other countries; IOM appeals for $99 million for migrants stranded in Yemen; Around 1000 migrants intercepted and forced to return to Libya; Spanish NGO rescues more than 200 migrants and refugees at sea; IOM report on high number of deaths at sea; EU to consider visa restrictions for 13 African and Middle East countries; EU Commissioner calls on Greece to investigate allegations of illegal pushbacks; Drones used for surveillance on migrants and refugees at EU external borders; Angela Merkel approves the EU-Turkey deal on migration; and IOM analysis on benefits of migration on communities.