Situation report: Unrest in Alamata between Tigray and Amhara forces; €2 billion pledged for Sudan; Sudan Foreign Minister and 2 governors dismissed
18 Apr 2024

Situation report: Unrest in Alamata between Tigray and Amhara forces; €2 billion pledged for Sudan; Sudan Foreign Minister and 2 governors dismissed

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SITUATION REPORT – HORN OF AFRICA & NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
No. 536 – 18 April 2024

News Highlights: Clashes kill 50 civilians in Oromia, SAF/RSF negotiations suspended, Trilogue discussions over EU Asylum Pact
8 Dec 2023

News Highlights: Clashes kill 50 civilians in Oromia, SAF/RSF negotiations suspended, Trilogue discussions over EU Asylum Pact

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In this week’s News Highlights: Negotiations between SAF and RSF indefinitely suspended; UN Security Council terminates UNITAMS; US determines war crimes, ethnic cleansing committed in Sudan; Sudan conflict continues as peace negotiations fail; Humanitarian and commercial convoys in North Darfur … Continued

News Highlights: Peace talks between Ethiopia and OLA fail, Mediterranean deaths at highest level since 2017, Russia weaponising migration
24 Nov 2023

News Highlights: Peace talks between Ethiopia and OLA fail, Mediterranean deaths at highest level since 2017, Russia weaponising migration

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In this week’s news highlights: RSF takes over military bases in El Daein and Jebel Aulia; Humanitarian situation worsens amidst funding gap for refugees from Sudan; More details emerging about Ardamata massacre in Sudan; Negotiations between Ethiopian federal government and OLA failed; Medical supplies running out in Amhara; Advanced Turkish drones procured by Ethiopia; Floods continue to claim lives in the Horn, as northern Ethiopia faces drought; Dangerous migration routes to Arabian peninsula and South Africa; Red Sea access tensions continue; Families of migrants facing lack of news after Libya floods; Deaths at sea at highest level since 2017 due to ‘deliberate inaction’ by EU states; Far-right anti-immigration Wilders wins elections in The Netherlands; EU sends border guards to the Finnish border as Russia ‘weaponises’ migration; EU/Turkey High level dialogue on migration and security; French companies provide ships and training to the Egyptian coast guard; and Digital rights for refugees and migrants in EU not upheld.