News Highlights: Eritrean forces continue to kill in Tigray, Transitional framework agreement signed in Sudan; European politicians accused of pushback on refugees
9 Dec 2022

News Highlights: Eritrean forces continue to kill in Tigray, Transitional framework agreement signed in Sudan; European politicians accused of pushback on refugees

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repatriations from Cyprus since January; Italy continues work on a new migration decree; EU prepares measures to curb undocumented migration in Western Balkans; Violence against migrants rising at EU border; No majority found for instrumentalisation regulation; A new approach to tackling hunger in Africa.

News Highlights: Ethiopia peace talks begin, Violence in the Blue Nile state, Sea-Watch says Libya threatened to shoot down plane
28 Oct 2022

News Highlights: Ethiopia peace talks begin, Violence in the Blue Nile state, Sea-Watch says Libya threatened to shoot down plane

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In this week’s News Highlights: Peace talks begin in South Africa – observers believe it is a genuine opportunity; State of the fighting in Tigray; As war in Tigray reaches new intensity so does fear of atrocities; The battle for … Continued

News Highlights: Ethiopia and Tigray agree to peace talks, EP adopts Tigray resolution, Key Eritrean trafficker extradited to The Netherlands
7 Oct 2022

News Highlights: Ethiopia and Tigray agree to peace talks, EP adopts Tigray resolution, Key Eritrean trafficker extradited to The Netherlands

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In this week’s new highlights: Ethiopian and Tigray authorities agree to AU peace talks;  Airstrikes and shelling in Tigray; Statement by commissioner Lenarčič on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia; War in absence of media coverage; Human trafficking in Tigray, Afar and Amhara regions; Tigray babies are dying at 4 times pre-war levels, study finds; UN Child Rights Committee publishes findings on South Sudan; Alleged perpetrators of South Sudan Unity State violence identified; Sudan faces a descolarized generation; Sudanese civilian groups ask UN to reintegrate, disarm or demobilise RSF; Sudanese pro-democracy groups approve new charter; Somali offensive against Al-Shabab continues; UNHRC holds dialogue with expert on Somalia; Challenges and hope for food transport to the Horn; European Parliament adopts resolution on Tigray; Key Eritrean human trafficker Welid extradited from Ethiopia to the Netherlands to be tried; Partial reforms and mini deals around migration policy amidst increasing deportations; Vatican warns Italian leaders that helping migrants is an obligation.