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EU to dispatch humanitarian negotiator to Ethiopia after aid suspension
Source: Devex | Vince Chadwick
The European Union is preparing to send Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto to negotiate with the Ethiopian government as it pushes for unfettered access for humanitarians in the conflict-torn Tigray region.
EU…
EU – We need humanitarian access to Tigray as urgent first step towards peace in Ethiopia
Statement: EU | Josep Borrell, EU foreign affairs chief
"For more than two months, conflict has been raging in the Ethiopian Tigray region. The authorities must allow humanitarian access as first step towards peace."
For more than two months,…
EU suspends Ethiopian budget support over Tigray crisis
Source: Reuters
The European Union has suspended budget support for Ethiopia worth 88 million euros ($107 million) until humanitarian agencies are granted access to people in need of aid in the northern Tigray region.
In a blog post published…
EU urges investigation of Ethiopia massacre
EU Observer | Ethiopia must investigate and hold accountable gunmen who killed over 100 people in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region last week, in what looked like "ethnically targeted violence", the EU foreign service has said. The Benishangul-Gumuz…
Geopolitical dynamics in the Horn of Africa
An Emboldened Horn of Africa Axis and an Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis Await the Biden Administration
By Guled Ahmed | Middle East Institute
Summary
The Biden Administration is set to face a series of challenges in the Horn of Africa. Given…
‘We call on the EU to appoint a Horn of Africa envoy’
EU Observer | Dear Excellencies Charles Michel (president of the EU Council), Ursula von der Leyen (president of the EU Commission) and David Sassoli (president of the European Parliament),
A call to the EU to urgently engage in peace efforts…