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1 Feb 2018

News Highlights: EU migration deals with Sudan, Eritrea responds to dismissal official, Post-Cotonou discussion in EU

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: Africa, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Migration, South Sudan, Sudan | 0

In this week’s news highlights: Eritreans and Ethiopians increasingly trapped in Sudan, while EU funds authorities; Africa Monitors reports on effects border closure; EU ambassadors react to Sudan arrests; Kenyan and Ugandan arms prolong South Sudanese civil war, says UN official; Eritrea responds to dismissal of official by Dutch government; Head of Eritrean church in US urges Israel to stop deportations; four stories of Eritrean refugees; EU discusses Post-Cotonou agreement and human rights in ACP countries; EU puts fighting smuggling over helping victims of trafficking; demonstration against deportations from Israel; and Libya testimonies.

31 Jan 2018

With 2020 deadline Approaching, EU Institutions initiate talks for a post-Cotonou Agreement

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: African Union, EEPA news and activities, European Commission, European Parliament, European Union | 0

Since 2000, the relations between the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have been largely governed by the Cotonou Agreement. This agreement aims at reducing and eventually eradicating poverty and, at the same time, contributing to sustainable development and to the gradual integration of ACP countries in the world economy. The Agreement is set to expire in 2020 and the EU institutions have initiated discussions on how to formulate a post-Cotonou Agreement that will address the possible gaps of the already existing document and will renew the relationship between the signatories.

25 Jan 2018

Videos of torture in Libya sent to refugee family members by human traffickers demanding ransom

by M. Ferrari | posted in: Africa, African Union, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Politics, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Libya, Migration, Sudan, Uncategorized, United Nations | 0

Belgian media showed images of Sudanese refugees held captive and tortured in Libya, showing the reality of torture for ransom in the country. These articles explain how migrants and refugees in North Africa are promised safe passage to Europe by smugglers, but often their journey ends in the hands of human traffickers in Libya. Here they are imprisoned and tortured while their families back home receive the images, together with ransom demands. Research has indicated the involvement of the Eritrean and Sudanese regime in human trafficking.