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The Institute publishes books, research reports, research papers, briefings and meeting reports in a range of formats. Publications cover policy, research, arts, culture and local knowledge in the countries of eastern and central Africa. Research publications—books, reports and papers—are peer-reviewed. Some RVI publications are also available in French and/or Arabic. Blogs can be read here.

The RVI is a signatory of the Budapest Open Access Initiative (2001); all publications are free for download in PDF format under Creative Commons licences. Print versions of most books and reports, and digital versions in Kindle and other specialist formats, are available for sale from Amazon and other online retailers, and from selected bookstores. Proceeds from sales are allocated to the Institute's Scholarship Fund, which provides support to researchers and activists from eastern and central Africa.

The views expressed in books and reports published by the RVI are those of the authors, not the Institute.

South Sudan: Hussein Abdel Bagi deepens his control of the borderland
x-border project
Sudan and South Sudan
Briefings
South Sudan: Hussein Abdel Bagi deepens his control of the borderland
By
2020
Hussein Abdel Bagi deepens his control of the borderland - RVI X-Border Project (2020).pdf

In February 2020 Sudan’s president, Salva Kiir, appointed Hussein Abdel Bagi—head of the South Sudan Opposition Alliance—as one of his five vice-presidents. Abdel Bagi is a member of the Malual Dinka community from Madhol, on the Northern Bahr el-Ghazal border with West Kordofan, and is the son of the late Abdel Bagi Ayii Akol, a powerful Dinka chief and ally of Khartoum during both first and…

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Protecting stability and inclusivity in Somalia’s indirect election process
Horn of Africa
Briefings
Protecting stability and inclusivity in Somalia’s indirect election process
By
2020
Protecting stability and inclusivity in Somalia's indirect election process - Somali Dialogue Platform (2020)_0.pdf

On 17 September, the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and all five Federal Member States (FMS) agreed on an indirect electoral model for the country’s upcoming polls. Building on a series of discussions in Dhusamareb in July and August, the model has since been approved by parliament and set out in more detail in subsequent agreements on 2 October.

While the agreement…

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Breaking Out of the Borderlands: Understanding migrant pathways from Bahr el-Ghazal, South Sudan
x-border project
Sudan and South Sudan
Research Reports
Breaking Out of the Borderlands: Understanding migrant pathways from Northern Bahr el-Ghazal, South Sudan
By
Nicki Kindersley, Joseph Diing Majok
2020
Breaking out of the Borderlands by Nicki Kindersley and Joseph Diing Majok - RVI X-Border Project (2020)_0.pdf

Breaking Out of the Borderlands is the second report by Dr Nicki Kindersley and Joseph Diing Majok on South Sudan’s changing borderland economy. The first report in the series—Monetized Livelihoods and militarized Labour in South Sudan’s Borderlands—described the protracted state of social and economic crisis that has gripped the borderland region of Northern Bahr el-Ghazal…

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Trading Grains in South Sudan: Stories of opportunities, shocks and changing tastes
x-border project
Sudan and South Sudan
Briefings
Trading Grains in South Sudan: Stories of opportunities, shocks and changing tastes
By
Jovensia Uchalla
2020
RVI 2020.10.22 - Trading Grains in South Sudan .pdf

Displaced Tastes is a research project run by the Rift Valley Institute in partnership with the Catholic University of South Sudan under the X-Border Local Research Network. The project examines the changing tastes for food in South Sudan in the context of the country’s economic transition and place in the regional, cross-border economy of grain.

In the urban centres of South…

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Somaliland Peace and Development Journal: Volume 4
Horn of Africa
Research Papers
Somaliland Peace and Development Journal: Volume 4
By
2020
SPDJ Volume 4.pdf

The Somaliland Peace and Development Journal (SPDJ) is an annual peer-reviewed academic journal from the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Hargeysa. The Journal began during a collaboration between RVI, the University of Hargeysa and Puntland State University on Supporting the delivery of high-quality research in the Somali regions.

The articles in this volume…

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Epidemics in the Red Sea Region
x-border project
Horn of Africa
Research Reports
Epidemics in the African Red Sea Region: A history of uneven disease exposure
By
Dr Steven Serels
2020
Epidemics in the African Red Sea Region by Dr Steven Serels - RVI X-Border Project (2020)_0.pdf
Summary

The sustained movement of people, goods and ideas across the African Red Sea Region has been and continues to be so intense that it binds together communities throughout the region in a unified multifaceted socio-economic system that transcends ethnic, linguistic and political divides.

Where people went, viruses, bacteria and parasites followed. As a result, this region—…

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Community Approaches to Epidemic Management in South Sudan
Sudan and South Sudan
Briefings
Community Approaches to Epidemic Management in South Sudan
By
2020
Community approaches to epidemic management - RVI (2020).pdf

This briefing summarizes findings from the mid-point of the Community Approaches to Epidemic Management in South Sudan research project. The project is run by the Rift Valley Institute (RVI) and funded by the UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) via the East Africa Research and Innovation Hub (EARIH). The project, which began in response to the global coronavirus pandemic, is…

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Fuelling Poverty: The challenges of accessing energy among urban households in Juba, South Sudan
Sudan and South Sudan
Research Reports
Fuelling Poverty: The challenges of accessing energy among urban households in Juba, South Sudan
By
Cherry Leonardi
2020
Fuelling Poverty by Cherry Leonardi - RVI (2020)_1.pdf

In South Sudan, access to energy is crucial for survival, recovery and resilience in what is an extremely challenging economic and security environment. Fuelling Poverty—a product of the Energy on the Move project—examines the challenges of meeting everyday energy needs for the urban population of Juba. Recent urbanisation, conflict and economic crisis have fundamentally…

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Sameynta dowladda xigta ee Soomaaliya: Arrimaha ay muhiimka tahay in diiradda la saaro si loo dhiso xukuumad la wada oggolyahay
Horn of Africa
Briefings
Sameynta dowladda xigta ee Soomaaliya: Arrimaha ay muhiimka tahay in diiradda la saaro si loo dhiso xukuumad la wada oggolyahay
By
2020
Sameynta dowladda xigta ee Soomaaliya - Somali Dialogue Platform (2020).pdf

Codka kalsooni kala noqoshada ee 25-kii Luulyo lagu riday Ra’iisul Wasaarihii Soomaaliya wuxuu horseeday kalsooni darro siyaasadeed oo kasoo cusboonaatay Soomaaliya; dhaqanka siyaasadeed ayaa ah in uu Madaxweynaha soddon maalmood kusoo magacaabo Ra’iisul Wasaaraha xiga, kaasoo isaguna magacaabi doona gole wasiiro.

Arrinkan ayaa kusoo aadaya xilli muhiim u ah geedi-socodka siyaasadeed…

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Forming the next government in Somalia: Key considerations for building consensus
Horn of Africa
Briefings
Forming the next government in Somalia: Key considerations for building consensus
By
2020
Forming the next government in Somalia - Somali Dialogue Platform (2020).pdf

The vote of no confidence on 25 July in the Prime Minister has led to renewed political uncertainty in Somalia; the constitution gives the President thirty days from this date to appoint the next Prime Minister, who will in turn appoint a Cabinet.

This development comes at a crucial moment in Somalia’s political trajectory. The Presidential term ends on 7 February 2021 and parliament’s…

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