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Event

13th June 2023

XCEPT East Africa Workshop: Cross-Border Conflict and Insecu...

On 13 and 14 June 2023, XCEPT hosted a workshop in Nairobi that brought together policymakers, researchers and practitioners to consider research and ...
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Briefing paper

10th May 2023

Hemedti challenges SAF’s control over Sudan 

This paper explores the origins and the political and military objectives of the two main internal actors in Sudan’s ongoing conflict – the Sudanese A...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

19th April 2023

Fighting Over ‘White Gold’: Sesame in Ethiopia and Sudan

Ahmed Soliman
The supply chain of a seemingly innocuous cash crop – sesame – has intersected with transnational conflict dynamics, exacerbating tensions between Eth...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Response Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Research report

19th April 2023

Coordinating international responses to Ethiopia–Sudan tensi...

Jonas Horner, Ahmed Soliman
This report examines how cross-border tensions and interlinked crises in Ethiopia and Sudan jeopardize security and development in those countries and...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Transnational Flows Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Podcast

30th March 2023

Commodities, land contestation and conflict in Ethiopia and ...

Ahmed Soliman, Abel Demissie
This episode examines relations between Ethiopia and Sudan as part of an XCEPT project mini-series.
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Sudan Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Transnational Flows Conflict Economies Borderlands

Blog

29th March 2023

Remittances and Returns on Investment: Migrant Smuggling and...

Iro Aghedo
This article assesses the reason for the high levels of irregular migration from Nigeria, arguing that the cause is socio-economic, reinforced by the ...
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Nigeria Horn of Africa and the Sahel Organised Crime Migration

Blog

29th March 2023

A Critical Juncture for Sudan’s Democratic Transition

Rosalind Marsden
Progress on Sudan’s democratic transition has gained momentum and a solution may be in sight. International pressure is essential to reach an agreemen...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Response Conflict Dynamics

Research report

29th March 2023

Resistance in the Peripheries: Civil War and Fragile Peace i...

Rift Valley Institute
This report explores how marginalised borderland communities in Sudan and Ethiopia are using regional inter-state tensions to negotiate support.
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ethiopia Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

23rd February 2023

The Price of Life: Revolutionary Agency and Political Impass...

Edward Thomas, Magdi El-Gizouli
In Sudan, the revolutionary upsurge of 2018/2019 signalled the implosion of the country’s postcolonial political order. This paper – part of a series ...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Podcast

23rd January 2023

Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Fall 2022 Po...

Khine Win, Mustafe M. Abdi, Hamza Meddeb
In this podcast The Asia Foundation, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center, the Rift Valley Institute, and their local research partners dis...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Economies Borderlands

Blog

19th December 2022

The Legacy of Trauma: Can Trauma be Transmitted Across Gener...

Pauline Zerla examines how traumatic events can be experienced by those who did not directly live them and how they affect the health and wellbeing of...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Blog

8th December 2022

Gun-toting Grannies and Cattle Raiders: Why Understanding Ci...

Alison Brettle
The distinction between ‘civilian’ and ‘combatant’ isn’t always clear cut in a conflict zone – failing to recognise this could undermine efforts to bu...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Blog

23rd November 2022

Is Pastoralism Under Threat in Nigeria’s Borderlands?

Abdullahi Umar Eggi
Abdullahi Umar Eggi grew up in a nomadic family in Taraba State, Nigeria, and has undertaken extensive research to understand how and why pastoralism ...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Blog

23rd November 2022

“We Cook Just Once a Week”: Conflict and Its Costs Along Afr...

Paul Clewett, Miralyne Zeghnoune, Shireen Issa
Across parts of Africa, conflict – both local and global – is compounding the negative economic effects of COVID-19, with price increases causing hard...
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Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Coronavirus Conflict Response Conflict Economies

Briefing paper

16th November 2022

One Year After the Coup: What Next for Sudan’s Juba Peace Ag...

Rift Valley Institute
This briefing considers the changing political situation in Sudan with a particular focus on the future of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA).
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Governance Conflict Dynamics

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