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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The Revivalist-Restorationist Motives of the Great Tradition: Mnemonic intent and actor dynamics in Ethiopia
November 13, 2026
Tracing the genealogy and current state of revivalism and restorationism of the Great Tradition (GT) within the memory landscape in Ethiopia reveals dynamic mnemonic strategies and vocabularies that evolve across successive historical regimes and various state and non-state mnemonic agents.
Writing Ethiopia into the World, Writing the World from Ethiopia
October 7, 2026
The Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET) hosted an online scholarly webinar on Friday, 30 January 2026, titled ‘Writing Ethiopia into the World and Writing the World from Ethiopia’. The webinar examined how Ethiopia has been represented within global knowledge production
The Political Economy of Coffee in the Kaffa–Bench-Sheko–Sheka Belt, Southwest Ethiopia Region
October 6, 2026
This study provides a critical political economy analysis of the coffee sector in the Kaffa–Bench-Sheko–Sheka belt in Southwest Ethiopia Peoples’ Regional State, the genetic and cultural heartland of Arabica coffee (Coffea arabica). Based on 47 key respondent interviews, the study