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Reports from the scene are indicating a dire situation in Djibouti, stating that 16 individuals have perished and 28 are currently unaccounted for following a tragic incident involving a migrant vessel. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) shared this unfortunate news and mentioned that they are collaborating with local authorities to conduct search and rescue operations. This recent maritime disaster is among several others that have taken place along Djibouti's Red Sea shoreline. The Ethiopian Embassy in…

The head of a human trafficking ring, Tewelde Goitom, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday by a court in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This Eritrean nickname "Walid" had been at the head of a gang of smugglers and a detention center in Libya between 2014 and 2018, where crimes were committed daily against African migrants.…