Situation report: ICC urges Sudan to pursue arrest warrants; New Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Chief sworn in; South Sudan lifts social media ban
30 Jan 2025

Situation report: ICC urges Sudan to pursue arrest warrants; New Ethiopian Human Rights Commission Chief sworn in; South Sudan lifts social media ban

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 605 – 30 January 2025

Situation report: ICC Prosecutor collects evidence of Darfur crimes; 81% of Tigray youth is unemployed; 11 bodies recovered off Libya coast
13 Jun 2024

Situation report: ICC Prosecutor collects evidence of Darfur crimes; 81% of Tigray youth is unemployed; 11 bodies recovered off Libya coast

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 552 – 13 June 2024

News Highlights: Ongoing rights violations in Ethiopia, Suspension of food aid to Somalia, EU suspected of breaking international aid rules. 
22 Sep 2023

News Highlights: Ongoing rights violations in Ethiopia, Suspension of food aid to Somalia, EU suspected of breaking international aid rules. 

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In this week’s News Highlights: Hemedti and al-Burhan claim to create separate governments; Meetings take place in support of response plans for Sudan; Clashes break out between the SAF and Beja tribe in Port Sudan; Ongoing fighting causes further destruction in Sudan; Humanitarian situation in Sudan worsens due to disease outbreak and fighting; Ongoing human rights violations in Ethiopia raises concern; Food and aid diversion in Somalia causes EU to temporarily suspend funding for WFP; Aftermath after devastating floods in Derma; Trial of alleged Eritrean human trafficker, Tewolde Goitom – Walid continues; Clashes at Eritrean festivals continue in Switzerland and Germany; EU is in danger of breaking international aid rules states Oxfam; 10 Point Plan to address migration after thousands of arrivals in Lampedusa; Letter raising concerns about EU deal with Tunisia; Pope to visit Marseille and advocate for acceptance of migrants.