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 […]
The Greater Israel Delusion May Undo Israel
By Alon Ben-Meir* Israel’s accelerating drive toward a biblical “Greater Israel” is not a deviation but the culmination of decades of creeping annexation and global indulgence. If unchecked, it will entrench permanent occupation, inflame the region for generations, and may ultimately undo Israel as a viable state. NEW YORK | 11 September 2026 (IDN) — […]
Israel’s Apartheid policy is jeopardising Christian schools in Jerusalem
Christian schools in Jerusalem remained closed on 1 September because more than 70 teachers from the West Bank had been denied entry. But what surprised Benoit Lannoo, an Antwerp based expert on Eastern Christians, most of all was that there was no reaction whatsoever from European, Western institutions or from any EU Member State, neither […]
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 […]
Earthquakes and Japan: Does Preparedness Truly Equal Prevention?
By Kadhija Mohamed TOKYO | 8 September 2026 (IDN) — This past couple of months, our planet has seen a seemingly significant rise in the number of higher magnitude earthquakes in regions near tectonic fault lines all over the world. Last month alone there were devastating earthquakes with a magnitude of five or higher in […]
EEPA reports on Kenya shuts-down small foreign owned businesses
BRUSSELS | 7 September 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, SAF retakes Hamrat al-Wiz in North Kordofan, Ethiopians among foreigners fighting for RSF, Kenya shuts-down small foreign owned businesses. Situation in Sudan (per 7 September) The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and allied forces captured Hamrat al-Wiz in […]
The Limit Of Coercion: Israel’s Strategic Delusion
By Alon Ben-Meir* NEW YORK | 4 September 2026 (IDN) — Comparative conflict analysis reveals clear conditions under which weaker actors concede. The Palestinian case meets none of them, underscoring Israel’s strategic futility in expecting capitulation in the absence of a political settlement. The asymmetry of power between states and non-state actors—or between dominant governments […]
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 […]
Ben Okri—a Great Novelist and an Immigrant—Hits Out
By Jonathan Power LUND, Sweden | 2 September 2026 (IDN) — “In the beginning there was a river. The river became a road, and the road branched out to the whole world. And because the road was once a river it was always hungry.” This must be one of the best opening lines ever penned […]
EEPA reports on ENDF base in Asosa expands military activity
BRUSSELS | 31 August 2026 (IDN | EEPA) — The following are the situation reports on Sudan, Ethiopia, Night-time curfew lifted in Khartoum, ENDF base in Asosa expands military activity, 2 peacekeepers killed in South Sudan. Situation in Sudan (per 31 August) The night-time curfew and state of emergency in Khartoum has been lifted after […]