RVI FIELD COURSES
The Rift Valley Institute’s three field courses offer a unique opportunity to spend an intensive week with an outstanding group of experts and fellow participants, away from routine distractions. Held annually in the summer, the courses are taught by teams of leading specialists and provide the basis for an understanding of current political and developmental challenges in three sub-regions: Sudan […]
Horn of Africa Course 2017
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 to contextualise the continuities and transformations that are taking place across the region. A variety of disciplinary perspectives and new research is brought to bear […]
Sudan and South Sudan Course 2017
To make sense of current dynamics, this year’s Sudan and South Sudan Course, held from 4 to 9 June in Uganda, examines key themes of society, economy and politics in both countries at present as well as in their near and distant past. The 2017 RVI field course on Sudan and South Sudan will survey […]
Horn of Africa Course 2018
This backdrop to this year’s course is the changing geopolitical significance of the region, and the evolving role of Middle Eastern and Gulf states in the Horn of Africa. Considering both historical trends and continuities, the course will examine the ways in which long-standing dynamics of state development, collapse and reform, and intrastate relations are […]
Great Lakes Course 2018 / Stage d’études sur la région des Grands Lacs 2018
Pour la version française, cliquez ici. The 2018 RVI Great Lakes Field Course offers a regional and thematic approach to governance and security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Rwanda, Burundi and Uganda. It will examine the political evolution of these post-conflict polities and analyze their backsliding towards authoritarianism. Years after the official end […]
Stage d’études sur la région des Grands Lacs 2018
For the English version, click here. 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 Burundi et en Ouganda. Il examinera l’évolution politique de ces politiques post-conflit et analysera leur retour en […]
RVI Courses
Watch the trailer above to learn more about RVI’s field courses. RVI’s field-based education and training courses aim to inform key constituencies working in eastern and central Africa about the people and communities in the countries where they work. The education programme includes the Annual Field Courses on Sudan and South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and the Great […]
About RVI
Local roots, global reach The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organization, founded in Sudan in 2001, currently working in eastern and central Africa. The aim of the Institute is to advance useful knowledge of the region and its diverse communities, bringing a better understanding of local realities to bear on social and political action. The RVI works with institutions in the […]
Binyavanga Wainaina remembers Chinua Achebe
The life of the Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe (1930-2013) was celebrated on 6 May 2014 at Bard College, New York, where Achebe taught for many years. There were spoken tributes from Nigerian author and art historian Teju Cole, from historian Myra Armstead, and from anthropologists Yuka Suzuki and John Ryle. The Somali writer Nuruddin Farah […]