Past Events
Rift Valley Forum
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Sudan & South Sudan | Event
South Sudan recently celebrated a new peace deal, hoping to bring an end to a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people since 2013. However, with a number of peace deals... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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Horn of Africa | Event
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's first six months have dramatically changed Ethiopia’s political landscape. The Ethiopian government looks younger, more representative and radical... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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Great Lakes | Event
On 1 November 2018, the Rift Valley Forum, in partnership with Human Rights Watch, will host a screening of the film This is Congo by Daniel McCabe. The film follows four... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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East Africa | Great Lakes | Horn of Africa | Event
On 9 July, the Rift Valley Institute will host a panel discussion on rural to urban migration in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. The panellists will present findings from their research on... MORE >
Courses
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Great Lakes | Event
Le Stage d’études sur la région des Grands Lacs 2018 offre une approche régionale et thématique de la gouvernance et de la sécurité en République démocratique du Congo (RDC), au Rwanda, au... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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East Africa | Event
On 13 February 2018, the Rift Valley Forum will host a panel to discuss the findings of a research project by International Alert and Kounkuey Design Initiative on the impacts of the slum-... MORE >
Courses
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Horn of Africa | Event
The Horn of Africa Course covers Ethiopia, the Somali regions, Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Kenya. The social and political histories of each country in the Horn of Africa are examined... MORE >
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Great Lakes | Event
The Great Lakes Course covers the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda, providing a deep historical and social context to the current political and... MORE >
Courses
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Sudan & South Sudan | Event
To make sense of current dynamics, this year’s Sudan and South Sudan Course, held from 20 to 25 May, examines key themes of society, economy and politics in both countries at present as... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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All Regions | Event
Somalis have lived in Kenya for generations, in many cases long before the founding of the country. Despite their long residency, they are often perceived to be an alien presence in the... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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Great Lakes | Event
On 8 December 2017, the Rift Valley Forum hosted a panel discussion on political settlements, public authority and armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The panel... MORE >
Rift Valley Forum
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Horn of Africa | Event
On 13 November 2017, Somalilanders went to the polls to choose their president. The exercise, which ended peacefully, was the third in Somaliland since it adopted a multiparty system in... MORE >
