AfricaGuardian Africa networkGiving money to Eritrea and Sudan to stop refugees is almost satireAhmed H AdamOffering financial incentives to repressive governments shows deeply flawed logic that ignores the reasons people flee from home A migrant waits to disembark in Sicilian harbour of Messina, Italy. Photograph: Antonio Parrinello/ReutersFriday 13 November 2015 13.08 GMTShare on PinterestShare on LinkedInShare on Google+Shares401Comments80 Save for laterAfrican governments have been offered €1.8bn to help stem the flow of refugees to Europe. Yet the migrants European leaders want to “send back” are in many cases fleeing the governments the EU is now collaborating with.It could almost be satire. Amongst those present at the Malta summit in Valletta were Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia – widely condemned for their disregard of human rights.In Sudan, for example, according to the High Commission for Refugees there are 400,000 internally displaced people in Darfur, thanks to continued conflictbetween rebel groups