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Sarah Nyanath and Jok Madut Jok discuss cattle colour patterns

Sarah Nyanath and Jok Madut Jok discuss cattle colour patterns during the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.

Recent Publications

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Post-2018 Ethiopia: Navigating church–state and inter-religious dynamics

April 4, 2025

This report examines the complex and shifting situation of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC) in post-2018 Ethiopia, highlighting its struggle to maintain influence amid

Thinking about Borderlands: Observations and implications from XCEPT programme research

March 31, 2025

Do the ways in which policymakers and national governments view borderlands reflect how the communities living there experience them? Building on this, can a better

Digital Governance and Security in the Horn of Africa

March 28, 2025

While digital finance—including mobile money—has developed unevenly across Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, such technologies are nevertheless transforming everyday economic activities. In some cases, borderlands and

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Sarah Nyanath and Jok Madut Jok discuss cattle colour patterns

Recent Publications

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in Post-2018 Ethiopia: Navigating church–state and inter-religious dynamics

Thinking about Borderlands: Observations and implications from XCEPT programme research

Digital Governance and Security in the Horn of Africa

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