South Sudan Archives - Page 31 of 35

8 Feb 2018

News Highlights: More forces deployed in Sudan, Israel starts deportations amidst protest, Libyan officials connected to trafficking

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: Africa, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, France, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Libya, South Sudan, Sudan, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights: central reserve forces deployed to Kassala; child soldiers released in South Sudan; refugee funds scandal in the government of Uganda; Libyan officials connected to smugglers and human traffickers; Qaddafi’s frozen funds are flowing to unknown destinations; Libyan people blocked by armed forces inTawergha; Israel starts deporting asylum seekers amidst global protest; Netanyahu accuses Soros of support for the asylum seekers; and France to increase budget for education in development aid.

25 Jan 2018

News Highlights:Israeli pilots refuse to deport refugees, Libyan torture videos sent to family, missing migrant children in EU

by Ioanna Karagianni | posted in: Africa, EEPA news and activities, Eritrea, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Human Trafficking, Libya, Migration, Refugees in the EU, South Sudan, Sudan, Switzerland, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

In this week’s news highlights:Israeli pilots are refusing to deport Sudanese and Eritrea refugees; Eritrean president demands compensation fees, claiming Israel wants to deport Eritreans to Eritrea;; political relations around Eritrea are changing; South Sudan dangerous for aid workers; New … Continued

17 Aug 2017

News highlights: Europe’s wall, Fr. Mussie Zerai under investigation, drought consequences

by K. Smits | posted in: Eritrea, Ethiopia, European Union, Horn of Africa region, Mediterranean Sea, Migration, Refugees in the EU, South Sudan, United Nations, Weekly news highlights | 0

EEPA’s news highlights are back after the summer break. In the past weeks’ news highlights, Eritrean priest living in Italy is under investigation by the Italian prosecutor because he helps refugees and migrants; European Union member states increasingly call for military solutions to migration; in Eritrea, Patriarch Abune Antonios is still held under guard; drought is threatening – among others – people of Ethiopia and Eritrea; and 1 million South Sudanese refugees are now in Uganda, as the peace process is still ineffective.