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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

Briefing paper

15th November 2022

What Next for Sudan’s Peace Process? Political and Security ...

Rift Valley Institute
A complex and interrelated set of historical and communal grievances involving issues of identity, livelihood, and political exclusion are driving the...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance

Briefing paper

15th November 2022

What Next for Sudan’s Peace Process? Evolving Political and ...

Rift Valley Institute
Long-term conflict in the Two Areas, falling largely along ethnic lines, has caused deep-rooted grievances, in particular around governance.
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Response

Research report

9th November 2022

Fixing the Price: The Politics of the Khat Trade Between Eth...

Mustafe M. Abdi
As part of a wider attempt to increase export revenues amidst weak economic performance, Ethiopian authorities doubled the price of khat for exports t...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Governance Borderlands

Research report

1st November 2022

Purchasing Insecurity: The African Red Sea Region and the Gl...

Steven Serels
Focusing on the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, this report examines the historical origins of the Red Sea region’s structural food insecurit...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Governance Borderlands

Blog

30th August 2022

Frontier Farming: Along the War-Torn Ethiopia-Sudan Border, ...

The capture of fertile agricultural land in Western Tigray and the eastern Sudanese Al Fashaga region sheds light on how profits from cash crops help ...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Conflict Economies Borderlands

Blog

3rd August 2022

Stories as Research: How Community Narratives Inform Conflic...

Pauline Zerla
What’s the potential of storytelling for research that engages with conflict-affected communities?
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Response

Event

20th July 2022

Virtual Launch Event: Border Towns, Market and Conflict

As part of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) program, the X-Border Local Research Network held a report launch event to ex...
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Syria Sudan Southeast Asia South Sudan South Asia and Southeast Asia South Asia Pakistan North Africa Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Afghanistan Governance Conflict Response Borderlands

Blog

30th June 2022

Are Cross-Border Herders Driving Conflict in Nigeria’s Rural...

Adam Higazi
Nigeria is in the midst of a deep security crisis, with armed conflicts and violent crime now a problem in most parts of the country. In rural Nigeria...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism Transnational Flows

Research report

23rd June 2022

Border Towns, Markets and Conflict

This report aims to amplify a grounded understanding of the everyday reality of communities in fragile border areas, and how conflict shapes their liv...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Transnational Flows Governance Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

9th June 2022

Responses to Conflict, Irregular Migration, Human Traffickin...

Iffat Idris
This paper explores the impacts of intrastate conflict, people smuggling, migration and other illicit transnational dynamics along pathways between Ni...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism Transnational Flows Migration Conflict Response

Blog

19th May 2022

Broken Borderlands: How Conflict is Changing Communities on ...

Alice Jenner,
Communities living on either side of national borders often forge deep cultural and economic ties but suffer acutely when countries clash. Borders har...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

23rd March 2022

What are the Causes of Somaliland’s Drought Crisis?

Ahmed M. Musa
This blog is the first in a series published by the Rift Valley Institute to help understand the causes of the drought-related crisis in the Somali re...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Borderlands

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