Situation Report: Secret Sudan-US talks in Switzerland; 40 dead in IDP camp attack; 26 drown off Lampedusa
14 Aug 2025

Situation Report: Secret Sudan-US talks in Switzerland; 40 dead in IDP camp attack; 26 drown off Lampedusa

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 654 – 14 August 2025

Situation report: Eritrea suspends Ethiopian Airlines flights from September; Large landslides in Southern Ethiopia; RSF and SAF invited for mediation talks in Switzerland
25 Jul 2024

Situation report: Eritrea suspends Ethiopian Airlines flights from September; Large landslides in Southern Ethiopia; RSF and SAF invited for mediation talks in Switzerland

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 562 – 25 July 2024

Eritrean asylum seekers rejected by Switzerland face life on the streets of Brussels
19 Jun 2019

Eritrean asylum seekers rejected by Switzerland face life on the streets of Brussels

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Swiss authorities have rejected hundreds of applications of Eritrean asylum seekers who are now legally obliged to return back to Eritrea. Rejected Eritreans are left out of the social assistance as Switzerland has tightened the admission criteria through the ruling of the Swiss Federal Administrative Court adopted on 10 July 2018. This recent practice leads to social disintegration and it brings a new wave of insecurity and fear among the Eritrean community living in Switzerland. Because of this situation, many Eritreans are currently residing on the streets of Brussels hoping to reach the UK. Young Eritreans speak about their experiences.