BRUSSELS | 10 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan and the international and regional situation, Brussels demonstration for Eritrean refugees in Libya, drone strike kills 3 in Tigray, thousands displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile. Migration and refugee situation (per 10 September) A demonstration calling for an […]
From organising my data to exploring Humanitarian Data Spaces: My FAIR engineering journey with VODAN Africa
By Daniel Tesfa ADDIS ABEBA, Ethiopia | 28 August 2026 (IDN) — I come from the social sciences. My research focuses particularly on patterns of human trafficking and the post-war refugee crisis in the Horn of Africa. When I first joined the VODAN Africa FAIR Engineering journey, my ambition was relatively simple: I wanted to […]
Wars, Inequality, And Poverty No Longer Confined To Faraway Places
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 16 August 2026 (IDN) — Fragmented power, deepening inequality, climate stress, dying democracies, and weaponized information have fused into one global crisis; we can break the cycle if we only summon the will We are living through a moment in time of cascading disorder. Wars, inequality, and poverty are […]
EEPA reports on Over 117,350 migrants deported from Libya
BRUSSELS | 30 July 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, RSF troops raid towns in North Kordofan, Renewed clashes along Oromia-Sidama border and Over 117,350 migrants deported from Libya. Situation in Sudan (per 30 July) Rapid Support Forces (RSF) soldiers raided the towns of Um Badr, Sodari, […]
EEPA reports on World Refugee Day highlights protection gaps
BRUSSELS | 25 June 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on World refugee day, Sudan, Ethiopia and The United States military resuming its operations against Al Shabab in Somalia. Migration and refugee situation (per 25 June) Libya’s eastern-based government in Benghazi has issued a decree barring entry to Sudanese, Eritrean, […]
EEPA reports on RSF mobilisation in El Obeid
BRUSSELS | 18 June 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the Horn of Africa, and the refugee and migration situation in the region. Situation in Sudan (per 18 June) The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been mobilising large numbers of fighters from Darfur and West Kordofan around El Obeid […]
EEPA reports on meditation efforts between TPLF and federal government resume
BRUSSELS | 16 June 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan and The 62nd session of the Human Rights Council taking place in Geneva. Situation in Ethiopia (per 16 June) Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has resumed mediation efforts between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopia’s […]
From Bani Walid to Zwolle: The Smugglers Are Now in the Dock
By Cedric Stephany and Mirjam van Reisen | BRUSSELS, Belgium | 12 June 2026 (IDN) — A pro forma hearing against the alleged human trafficker called Kidane, took place last month in Zwolle in The Netherlands, marking another step in what has become one of the most significant human trafficking prosecutions in European legal history. […]
Post-war Business of Eritrean Refugees in Post-War Tigray: Emergence of new Human Trafficking Routes
By Daniel Tesfa, Shim Masha, Bereket Tsegay, Kristína Melicherová, Makeda Saba, Filmon Gebremikael and Mirjam van Reisen | MEKELLE, Ethiopia | 11 June 2026 (IDN) — New routes evolving human trafficking for ransom are emerging following the signing of the cease-fire agreement between Tigray and the national government of Ethiopia, involving refugees fleeing Eritrea. Mekelle, […]
EEPA reports on flights suspended from cities in Tigray
BRUSSELS | 11 June 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egyptian organised talks with Eritrea, TDF, SAF and Ethiopia’s FANO militia. Situation in Ethiopia (per 11 June) Flights to and from cities in Tigray have been cancelled due to escalating tensions. A draft Tigray proclamation has […]