Situation Report – Horn of Africa & News Highlights, No. 528 – 21 March, 2024

Sudan declares force majeure as pipeline transporting South Sudanese crude oil is damaged in RSF territory; ENDF increases number of troops in Western Tigray; and Libyan coast guard obstructs MSF rescue.

AU-led review of Cessation of Hostilities Agreement; Sudan re-opens routes for aid delivery; Libyan coast guard blocks rescue operation

A strategic review of the implementation of the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement led by African Union; Attack on high power transmission line causes outage in Amhara, Afar and Tigray; Supply routes in Sudan will be reopened for delivery of humanitarian aid; Continuation of Sudan’s conflict risks creating the world’s largest hunger crisis; The Libyan coast guard accused of interfering with and threatening the rescue ship in the Mediterranean sea.