News Highlights: US contractor accused of espionage for Ethiopia, Germany and Italy clash over migration deal, 2,500 deaths in Mediterranean in 2023

In this week’s News Highlights: US contractor originally from Ethiopia accused of espionage; Conflict in Amhara continues; Attacks against Masalit in Darfur killed thousands, states report; ICC’s responsibility to investigate ongoing violence in Sudan; Violence continues and education institutions damaged in Sudan; SAF leader Al-Burhan meets with Zelensky; Famine and disease spreads in Sudan; Statement released by TPLF urging for extension of ICHREE mandate; 1,329 deaths in Tigray related to hunger confirmed by research; Situation still dire after floods in Libya: Haftar meets Putin; Italy and Germany clash over European Pact on migration; Mediterranean 9 meeting about migration in Malta; ECJ rules that France cannot push back migrants at its borders; and EU starts releasing funds in EU-Tunisia deal. 

News Highlights: Airstrikes in Khartoum and Nyala, Storm kills thousands in Libya, MEPs criticise Tunisia-EU migration deal

In this week’s News Highlights: More civilians killed in airstrikes on Nyala and Khartoum; Volker Perthes steps down; Burhan meets with President Afewerki; Burhan meets with SPLM-North leader; International experts warn of empty peace initiatives in Sudan; Reports of ENDF atrocities in Amhara region; Young man found dead after arrest by ENDF; Somaliland sends army troops to Laascaanood; Closure of Eritrean churches after clashes in the Tel Aviv Eritrean Festival; An estimated 10,000 victims and 100,000 missing people after Storm Daniel in Libya; Conflicts over EU’s migration deal with Tunisia; Lampedusa hits record number of arrivals; More European countries to implement “radical” migration strategies; and Emergency refugee response programme extended in Greece. 

News Highlights: Fano attacks continue in Amhara, Swedish oil executives charged with war crimes in Sudan, Gabon suspended from AU

In this week’s News Highlights: Burhan travels to Egypt; Conflict situation in Sudan; 110 NGOs call the UNHRC to set up independent investigation mechanism; Hand grenade and brutal attack in Mekelle; Sexual violence in Tigray continued after November 2022; Ayder hospital at a breaking point; Amhara conflict continues; Giessen location refuses festivals, as Switzerland investigates Eritrean spies; The number of refugees continues to rise in the Horn; Migrants stranded in Niger following coup; Weber visits Tunisian President Saied expecting results; Lundin trials on alleged war crimes in Sudan by oil company executives to start; Mattarella urges for more legal migration options and increase “entry quota”; Belgium’s new law for single male refugees; Ship rescues 438 migrants; Wildfires in Greece fueling prejudice against migrants; Gabon suspended following coup.