Multidimensional Causes and Responses to Climate Change and Displacement in the Horn of Africa
Date: Friday, 20 December 2024Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Venue: Heron Portico Hotel, Jakaya Kikwete Road, Nairobi and onlinePartners: Rift Valley Institute & OSUN Hubs for Connected Learning Initiatives Established in 1992, the Kakuma refugee camp has grown into one of the largest refugee settlements in the world, hosting more than 200,000 refugees from Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, […]
Report launch: People-centered integration in the East African Community
WebinarDate: Wednesday, 27 November 2024Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Participatory regionalism – the idea that regional organisations should enable societal stakeholders to engage and shape policy agendas – has been central to the East African Community’s (EAC) vision of regional integration since its re-founding in 1999. This was made explicit in the EAC treaty which called […]
Defining the Crisis in Sudan: Rethinking Pathways to Peace
Hybrid Event: BIEA Seminar Room, Laikipia Road, Kileleshwa.Date: Tuesday, 26 November 2024Time: 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EAT Partners: British Institute in Eastern Africa and World Peace Foundation in association with the Thabo Mbeki Foundation. In 2024, Sudan and South Sudan are experiencing significant challenges, with both countries facing humanitarian crises and severe food insecurity. Sudan is affected by […]
النزوح أثر الحرب في السودان على التعليم العالي ومجتمع البحث الأكاديمي
ويبينار تاريخ: الخميس 14 نوفيمبر 2024 ساعة: 2-4 مساء في القاهرة مكان: اونلاين في زوم منذ أن اندلعت الحرب في الخرطوم في 15 أبريل 2023، واجه سكان السودان سلسلة من المآسي والتحديات التي لا توصف. فقد شردت الحرب ملايين الأشخاص، و من بينهم أكاديميون وباحثون سودانيون. مما عنى نقص في الدراسات و البحوث الخاصة بالوضع […]
Sudan: Perspectives on a complex crisis
Event Date: Tuesday, 1st October 2024Time: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PMVenue: Convent International Guesthouse, Nairobi, Kenya Partners: Rift Valley Institute, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and Life & Peace Institute On Tuesday, 1st October 2024, the Rift Valley Institute, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue and the Life & Peace Institute will host a full-day forum titled Sudan: Perspectives […]
Podcast: SSWRN | Women in Research: Reflections and Analysis on South Sudan
On Monday, 27 May 2024, the South Sudan Women’s Research Network (SSWRN), supported by the European Union, held a forum to launch and discuss research conducted by early career researchers involved in the project. This two-part podcast series captures the highlights and key presentations from the event. Part 1 features introductions by Amina Abdulkadir, Mark […]
Webinar | The Structure of Violence: States, Official Militaries, Paramilitaries, and Non-State Militias in the Northern Horn of Africa
For more than a century, the Horn of Africa has been affected by war and violence triggered and driven by clashes between state militaries, paramilitaries and other non-state militia groups. The ongoing war in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), and the recent Tigray war in Ethiopia that […]
Women in Research: Reflections and Analysis on South Sudan
On Monday 27 May 2024, the South Sudan Women’s Research Network (SSWRN), supported by the European Union, will launch two reports written by early career researchers involved with the project. Kiden Sawala Laki will share the findings of ‘Beyond the Surface’ which looks at the transition from subsistence fishing to commercialization and the realities of women’s […]
Report Launch: Somali Capacities to Respond to Crisis are Changing; How are Humanitarian Actors Responding?
Protracted drought in Somalia in 2022 and 2023 lead to widespread suffering and a significant loss of lives. The drivers of this “near-famine” mirrored those of previous crises in 2011 and 2017, including drought, conflict, and fragile governance. Why, despite the similarities, did the crisis prove to be less devastating? A new study by the […]
Diaspora Humanitarianism
How Somalia’s African Diaspora Assist Somalia Giving in African societies is part and parcel of everyday life, reflecting patterns of care, reciprocity, and religious practices. In times of conflict and socio-natural disasters, giving to kin, compatriots, or even strangers are well-established means of solidarity and emergency assistance. Giving comes with implications, however, that range from […]