Art, literature, and reconstruction in the Horn of Africa
The Somali Kenyan MP Yusuf Hassan was a conspicuous absence at a discussion on the role of art and literature in social reconstruction in the Horn of Africa, which took place on 10 December 2012 in Nairobi. The MP was injured by shrapnel in an explosion in his Kamukunji constituency in Eastleigh, a largely Somali […]
Kjetil Tronvoll on the RVI Horn of Africa Field Course 2010
Kjetil Tronvoll discusses some of the flashpoints preceding war between Eritrea and Ethiopia in 1998 on the Rift Valley Institute 2010 Horn of Africa course, Lamu, Kenya.
Jok Madut Jok at TEDxJuba
At a Tedx talk in Juba on 13 July 2012, co-founder of the Rift Valley Institute and Executive Director of the Sudd Institute, Jok Madut Jok, spoke of the importance of culture in nation building. He emphasized the importance of national heritage to create a new South Sudanese national identity.
Suzanne Jambo discusses human rights and negotiating the CPA
Suzanne Jambo discusses human rights and negotiating the CPA at the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.
M23 and the challenges to peace in the DRC
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 in London. Organized by the Africa Programme at Chatham House, in association with RVI, the event […]
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.
Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes
Justin Willis discusses the history of development schemes on the 2005 RVI Sudan Course in Rumbek, Sudan.
Somali President in RVI interview
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.
RVI Fellows and associates on politics in Eastern Africa
Tobias Hagmann and Kjetil Tronvoll’s Contested Power in Ethiopia: Traditional Authorities and Multi-Party Elections (2011) focuses on Ethiopia’s 2005 elections. The authors examine the significance of non-state actors, documenting the political strength and limitations of traditional leadership. In Getting Somalia Wrong? Faith, War and Hope in a Shattered State (2011) Mary Harper challenges common perceptions […]
RIP Charlie Grieves-Cook
Charlie Grieves-Cook, coordinator of the RVI Sudan Course 2007-2008, died in Nairobi on 3 March after leaping from a balcony pursued by armed thugs. Raised in Kenya and trained as a chef in the UK, Charlie was widely recognised in East Africa as a photographer, travel guide and creator of iconic images of Rift Valley […]