News Highlights: Swiss ruling returning Eritreans, Sudan deports 30 children, Libya detention centre video
13 Sep 2017

News Highlights: Swiss ruling returning Eritreans, Sudan deports 30 children, Libya detention centre video

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In this week’s news highlights: A Swiss court ruling has stated that any Eritrean who has completed the national service can be sent back to Eritrea; UN official warns that South Sudan’s planned election might prolong the civil war; NGO warns that Ethiopia is not to be trusted with respecting the rights of political opponents; 30 Eritrean children forced to return from Sudan, and many other people at imminent risk; US to stop issuing certain visas for Eritreans over refusing deportations; Somalia in intensive fights against the Islamic-State on the southern border of the country; and a video of Libya’s ‘lawless’ migrant detention centres.

News Highlights: UNICEF and MSF report, EU-North Africa cooperation, Eritreans held ransom
2 Mar 2017

News Highlights: UNICEF and MSF report, EU-North Africa cooperation, Eritreans held ransom

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In this week’s news highlights we will share with you: the latest MSF report on the situation of Eritrean refugees and the UNICEF report documenting the situation of refugees on the Mediterranean route. Latest news of this week covers Europe’s increasing cooperation with African countries. News highlights concerning the Horn of Africa include recent developments in Sudan and South Sudan.