Great Lakes Course 2012
The third Great Lakes Course was held in Bujumbura, Burundi from 7 to 13 July. The Director of Studies was Jason Stearns, also director of RVI’s Usalama Project and author of the acclaimed Dancing in the Glory of Monsters. The Deputy Director of Studies was Emily Paddon, Trudeau Scholar and Lecturer in International Relations at the University of […]
Daniel Large discusses the information economy
Daniel Large discusses the information economy on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.
Atta al-Battahani explains local & state government
Atta al-Battahani explains local & state government on the RVI Sudan Course 2005 in Rumbek, Sudan.
Gérard Prunier discusses the history of Darfur
Gérard Prunier discusses the history of Darfur on the RVI Sudan Course 2005 in Rumbek, Sudan.
Acuil Malith Banggol on the history of basketball in Sudan
My Mother Will Not Come to Juba Report Launch
In South Sudan, delays in the formulation of a new national constitution have led to growing public concern. My Mother Will Not Come to Juba: South Sudanese Debate the Constitution is the record of a series of public lectures and discussions held at the University of Juba in March 2013. The launch of the report, which is […]
Miraya FM South Sudan Archive feature
On 15 June 2013, Miraya FM in Juba broadcast a feature on the process of digitizing documents for the South Sudan National Archives. The project is a collaboration between the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, RVI, UNESCO, UNOPS and the Government of Norway. ‘The documents are important,’ the report says, ‘as they will form […]
A Somali Spring?
More than two hundred people attended ‘A Somali Spring?’, the first event of the RVI’s Nairobi Forum on 11 October 2012. This is a 44-minute podcast featuring the highlights of the discussion between Kenneth Menkhaus, Jabril Abdulle, Amal Ismail, and Matt Bryden. The panellists discussed current developments in Somalia and the country’s prospects following the […]
Somaliland election observers
On 4 December 2012, the RVI’s Nairobi Forum presented the assessments of five members of the International Election Observer team who monitored district elections in the Republic of Somaliland on 28 November. They were the fifth democratic elections held in Somaliland since 2002 and followed several weeks of campaigning. The observers presenting their findings at […]
Remittance transfers to Somalia
On 11 September the RVI Nairobi Forum hosted a discussion about UK and US banks’ discontinuation of their services to Somali remittance companies. The occasion was the launch of a report by Oxfam and Adeso Keeping the Lifeline Open: Remittances and Markets in Somalia. The report highlights the positive impact of remittances on Somali livelihoods […]