New EEPA report highlights the responsibilities for communications providers in human trafficking

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Click here to read the full report: Crime and telecommunication networks: perspectives on liability of communication providers for misconduct of third parties A new report by EEPA examines the evolving responsibilities of telecommunications providers in the context of rising cross-border … Continued

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.

The Eritrean ‘Fourth Front’:  Festivals as a tool to control the diaspora

Riots broke out in The Hague on 17 February 2024. It is the latest in a string of clashes around the world involving pro-democracy and pro-government Eritreans. The latter group organises festivals, proclaimed to be cultural festivals, but which pro-democracy Eritreans state are in reality propaganda events; places were high-level Eritrean officials visit, where diaspora Eritreans go under pressure and threats, where military propaganda and hate speech are spread, and where Eritreans have to pay money to the Eritrean government. Now, a picture is emerging of a highly coordinated effort by the Eritrean government to control the diaspora, which it calls the ‘Fourth Front’, through militia-like structures, including Eri-Blood and Eri-Mekhete.