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RVI Usalama Project reports on Ituri district, DRC

June 22, 2018
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On 25 January 2013, RVI published the fourth and fifth Usalama Project reports on armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). UPC in Ituri: The External Militarization of Local Politics in North-eastern Congo describes the origins and…

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Ethiopia after Meles: National and regional implications

June 22, 2018
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On 21 February 2013, the RVI’s Nairobi Forum hosted a panel discussion on the regional implications of the death of Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi, in August 2012. The event, entitled ‘Ethiopia after Meles: National and regional implications’, was chaired by…

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Sudan and South Sudan

Jérôme Tubiana on South Kordofan

June 22, 2018
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On 14 February 2013, RVI Fellow Jérôme Tubiana wrote about the continuing conflict in South Kordofan and the Nuba Mountains in a report for the International Crisis Group. In Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan, he says that…

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RVI Usalama Project report on Raia Mutomboki

June 22, 2018
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On 5 April 2013, RVI published the sixth in its series of Usalama Project reports on armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Raia Mutomboki: The Flawed Peace Process in the DRC and the Birth of…

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Nuruddin Farah and Binyavanga Wainaina on video

June 22, 2018
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Videos of Nuruddin Farah in conversation with Binyavanga Wainaina at the Nairobi Forum and tributes by the two writers to Chinua Achebe, are now on YouTube. An interview by Tom Odhiambo with Nuruddin Farah is also available….

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Sudan and South Sudan

Juba Lectures

June 22, 2018
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The 2013 RVI Juba Lecture series, held in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Development Studies at the University of Juba, were held on 6-8 March 2013 at the university’s New Hall, addressing the theme ‘Building the Constitution in…

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Unfriendly neighbours in the Kivus

June 22, 2018
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A recent report from the UN Group of Experts accuses high-level Rwandan defence officials of backing a Congolese military coup earlier this year, which displaced 200,000 people. Known as M23, the group of mutineers has allegedly received money, political…

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Congo’s Weak Peace Process

June 22, 2018
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The M23 Congolese rebel group (Guardian), widely thought to be backed by the Rwandan government, has been making significant gains in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent weeks. The rebels occupied the vital city of Goma for ten…

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Kabila in tight spot after Goma flare-up

June 22, 2018
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Congo's M23 rebels have pulled back from the city of Goma but they are calling all the shots, leaving an increasingly isolated President Joseph Kabila with tough military and political challenges. The mining hub of Goma, the main city…

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New posts in RVI London and Nairobi offices

June 22, 2018
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The Institute invites applications for the following posts in London and Nairobi. Operations Manager in the RVI regional office in Nairobi, Kenya Programme Coordinator for the Nairobi Forum, in the RVI regional office in Nairobi, Kenya Assistant Programme Officer…

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Peace and Instability: Tigray since the Pretoria Agreement

March 26, 2026

CONFLICT TRENDS ANALYSIS / MARCH 2026 Summary THE ETHIOPIA PEACE RESEARCH FACILITY This conflict trends analysis was produced by the Ethiopia Peace Research Facility (PRF). The PRF is an independent facility combining timely analysis on peace and conflict from Ethiopian

Political Economy of Cash and Markets in Sudan

February 27, 2026

The research provides a snapshot of the war in Sudan in the period from February to April 2025. However, the war is dynamic, with political alliances and territorial control changing. The April 2023 conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF)

Rethinking Ethiopia II: Youth and politics

February 26, 2026

Seminar report Rethinking Ethiopia, a collaborative essay competition initiative between Addis Ababa University’s Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) and the Rift Valley Institute’s (RVI) Peace Research Facility (PRF), offers a platform for Ethiopian youth to express their ideas

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RVI Usalama Project reports on Ituri district, DRC

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Ethiopia after Meles: National and regional implications

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Jérôme Tubiana on South Kordofan

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RVI Usalama Project report on Raia Mutomboki

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Nuruddin Farah and Binyavanga Wainaina on video

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Juba Lectures

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Unfriendly neighbours in the Kivus

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Congo’s Weak Peace Process

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Kabila in tight spot after Goma flare-up

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New posts in RVI London and Nairobi offices

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Recent Publications

Peace and Instability: Tigray since the Pretoria Agreement

Political Economy of Cash and Markets in Sudan

Rethinking Ethiopia II: Youth and politics

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