The Ethiopian government said on November 24 that Tigrayan soldiers were surrendering in the face of its advance towards the regional capital Mekelle (pictured), but the local forces reported they were resisting and had destroyed a significant army division. Tigrayan forces said on Tuesday they had destroyed an Ethiopian army division in battles to control…
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Ehtiopia: Tigray region conflict escalates
Brussels, 14.11.2020 The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which controls Tigray, said it had targeted the two sites in Amhara state and warned of further strikes. Tension between Ethiopia’s government in Addis Ababa and the TPLF in Mekelle has escalated into military clashes in the past month. Reportedly hundreds have died, with reports of a…
Borrell enhances efforts to protect refugees
«A new report by @Refugees shows that thousands of refugees and migrants continue to be victims of widespread and extreme abuses. The EU will enhance further its efforts to address these dramatic situations and protect these persons from the criminal bands that prey on them» the European Union top diplomat Josep Borrell tweeted via his…
Cameroon neglected conflict
English-speaking separatists conflict in Cameroon has been rated as the most-neglected crisis in the world by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The annual list of neglected crises is based on three criteria: lack of funding, lack of media attention, and political and diplomatic neglect. An exacerbation of #BokoHaram attacks in the north, a violent conflict in…
African Union Summit opens in Addis Ababa
The leaders of African states gather for the annual African Union #AU summit which started its activities from February 7. The refugees and internally displaced persons are in the focus of the Summit taking place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Nowadays Sub-Saharan Africa hosts more than a quarter of the world’s 25.4 million refugees, the UN agency for refugees…
EU programmes for Horn of Africa
The European Commission has adopted eleven new programmes for the Horn of Africa under the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa. “These new EU programmes, worth over €134 million in all, will help to create lasting solutions for refugees and internally displaced people, as well as support vulnerable host communities in a region that hosts…
Cameroon refugees continue to arrive to Nigeria
“The principal and one teacher are still with the kidnappers. Let us keep praying,” said Samuel Fonki, a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Cameroon who negotiated to free 78 children, adding that one child had escaped independently. The freed children were unharmed although their clothes were dirty and they appeared exhausted, UPDATE 2-Kidnapped children…
EU stands for “equal” partnerships with Africa
Today in Brussels at the European Council the EU leaders will discuss the issue of migration There will be a report on progress, as agreed in the June European Council conclusions. While considering all elements and taking a comprehensive approach to migration, the leaders are expected to focus particularly on three aspects in their discussions: cooperation…
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