The Rift Valley Institute (RVI), is an independent, non-profit organisation working in eastern and central Africa to bring local knowledge to bear on social, political and economic development.
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The RVI Sudan Elections Project is a short-term study on the history of elections in Sudan—particularly the 2010 and 2015 elections.
مشروع انتخابات السودان التابع لـمعهد الاخدود الافريقي عبارة عن دراسة قصيرة المدى حول تاريخ الانتخابات في السودان - لا سيما انتخابات ٢٠١٠ و٢٠١٥
The research project seeks to understand how COVID-19 fits within local knowledge of disease and infection risks, and how communities are approaching COVID-19 alongside other endemic infectious illnesses.
PUBLICATIONS
This paper focuses on the origins and the political and military objectives of the two main internal actors – the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) — in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
Historically, the people living along the Blue Nile – Benishangul-Gumuz borderlands in what is now Sudan and Ethiopia have been politically and socially marginalized within their respective political entities. As such they have sought ways to address this marginalization by undertaking a number of strategies. They have sought to mobilize and increase their communal solidarity and then lobby…
This XCEPT briefing considers the changing political situation in Sudan with a particular focus on the future of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) and the evolving political and security dynamics in the east of the country.
EVENTS
As part of a series of forums to mark RVI’s 20th anniversary, the Rift Valley Forum will host a webinar on 11 November to explore the environmental, economic, social and political consequences of climate change on countries and peoples of this region
This RVI Forum will discuss the current situation following the military coup, whether a military dictatorship is inevitable and the possible implications of it on domestic affairs and international support.