Call for revision of Frontex regulation; IRC changes aid route to Sudan; “Eritrea occupies “sovereign Eritrean territories” in Tigray, it claims
29 Feb 2024

Call for revision of Frontex regulation; IRC changes aid route to Sudan; “Eritrea occupies “sovereign Eritrean territories” in Tigray, it claims

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Situation in Tigray (per 29 February) Situation in Ethiopia (per 29 February) Situation in Eritrea (per 29 February) Situation in Sudan (per 29 February) International Situation (per 29 February) Refugee and Migration Situation (per 29 February) Links of interest News: … Continued

Intense fighting in Amhara; Handing over refugees to Libya deemed unlawful by Italian court; Zalambessa residents plea for renewed infrastructure
22 Feb 2024

Intense fighting in Amhara; Handing over refugees to Libya deemed unlawful by Italian court; Zalambessa residents plea for renewed infrastructure

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Residents of Zalambessa, Tigray, urge authorities to rebuild important infrastructure of the town; Drought affecting agricultural and education sectors in Tigray; Intense fighting reported in Amhara; Somaliland Ministry for Foreign Affairs claims MoU with Ethiopia is consistent with international law; Handing over refugees to Libyan coast guard is deemed unlawful by Italian court; EU’s migration policies have been detrimental for safety and protection of refugees and migrants; The insufficient response for refugees fleeing the Sudan conflict to Chad and South Sudan.

News Highlights: UK Supreme Court blocks Rwanda deal, African Development Bank staff arrested in Ethiopia, Saudi-Africa Summit concludes
17 Nov 2023

News Highlights: UK Supreme Court blocks Rwanda deal, African Development Bank staff arrested in Ethiopia, Saudi-Africa Summit concludes

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In this week’s news highlights: Spiral of violence in Sudan, warns the UN; Block on surgical supply transport is endangering lives in Sudan; Al-Burhan meetings in Kenya and Ethiopia; Refugees continue to flee Sudan in the tens of thousands; Amhara war continues as observers carefully optimistic about OLA talks; USAID to resume food aid in Ethiopia; Economic situation critical as Ethiopia gets debt-service suspension; African Development Bank decries arrest and physical assault of staff in Addis; Eritrean President makes himself heard in Saudi-Africa Summit; Sudan asks for UNITAMS termination; Rumours of coup attempt in South Sudan; El Niño floods predicted to cause more havoc in Horn; Climate refugees still displaced after flooding in Libya; UK Supreme Court blocks Rwanda deal; Italy-Albania deal falls ‘outside’ EU law, claims Commissioner; Definitive indictment in Eritrean criminal trafficking network case; EU plans new deals with Egypt and Tunisia before the end of year; European Commission proposes plan to reinforce legal migration; EU budget for 2024 agreed; and French asylum-claims workers protest new proposed migration law.