Dekha Ibrahim discusses the role of elders in a Somali community on the Rift Valley Institute’s Horn of Africa Course, which took place in 2008 in Djibouti….
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Suzanne Jambo discusses human rights and negotiating the CPA at the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan….
On 17 December 2012, Jason Stearns, director of the RVI Usalama Project, discussed the capture of Goma by the M23 rebel group and the escalation of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) at a public event…
Sarah Nyanath and Jok Madut Jok discuss cattle colour patterns during the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan….
H. E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia’s Federal Government, speaking to RVI Fellow Sally Healy during an official visit to London for talks with the British government….
Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan….
Daniel Large discusses the information economy on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan….
Atta al-Battahani explains local & state government on the RVI Sudan Course 2005 in Rumbek, Sudan….
Gérard Prunier discusses the history of Darfur on the RVI Sudan Course 2005 in Rumbek, Sudan….
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