BRUSSELS | 17 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on the migration and refugee situation, the situation in Ethiopia, the situation in Sudan, the international and regional situation, protest urges EU to protect Eritreans in Libya, Ethiopia to relocate Tigray students to other universities, Sudan gold mine collapse. Migration […]
Brussels: Demonstration Place du Luxembourg for Eritrean Refugees Detained in Libya
By Cedric Stephany | BRUSSELS, Belgium | 16 September 2026 (IDN) — Around 750 to 1000 people gathered on Saturday, September 12, at Place du Luxembourg in Brussels. The demonstration, held in front of the European Parliament, demanded the release of Eritrean refugees held in detention centres in Benghazi and Tajoura, Libya, and to call […]
EEPA reports on RSF advances in Blue Nile state
BRUSSELS | 14 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan, the international and regional situation, 300 Amharic political prisoners released, RSF advances in Blue Nile state, Houthi militia take control of Bab el-Mandeb strait Situation in Ethiopia (per 14 September) The head of the Tigray’s People […]
EEPA reports on thousands displaced in Sudan’s Blue Nile
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 […]
EEPA reports on Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa, Somalia
BRUSSELS | 3 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, EU countries push for “return hubs”, Heavy fighting erupts in Baidoa, Somalia, Drone strikes two WFP trucks in South Kordofan. Migration and refugee situation (per 3 September) Ministers of Denmark, Austria, The Netherlands, Germany and Greece are […]
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 Severe drought in Central Tigray
BRUSSELS | 13 August (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Ethiopia, Sudan, Rwanda and EU countries discuss “return hubs”, RSF-aligned coalition captures Sudan’s Geisan, Severe drought in Central Tigray. Migration and refugee situation (per 13 August) Preliminary discussions took place between Rwanda and EU countries on the establishing of possible […]
EEPA reports on Traders protest in White Nile
BRUSSELS | 6 August 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, EU agrees to set up maritime center in Benghazi, 3 opposition members arrested in Ethiopia, Traders protest in White Nile. Migration and refugee situation (per 6 August) A Kenyan High Court in Bungoma, Kenya, has reaffirmed that […]
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, […]