The Research Communities of Practice (RCOP), a Carnegie Corporation funded project of the Rift Valley Institute (RVI), aims to link scholarly research to real-world impact. The project, which builds on RVI’s long-term experience in research capacity building, convenes research communities of practice in conflict-affected countries in East and Central Africa, supports the professional…

In September 2022, the Rift Valley Institute in collaboration with Carnegie Corporation and the Open Society University Network launched the first cohort of the <em>Early Career Researchers' Training</em>, part of the RVI's Research Community of Practice (RCoP) project. The project aims to contribute to the development of young professional researchers from East and Central Africa…

The third Great Lakes Course was held in Bujumbura, Burundi from 7 to 13 July. The Director of Studies was Jason Stearns, also director of RVI's Usalama Project and author of the acclaimed Dancing in the Glory of Monsters. The Deputy Director of Studies was Emily Paddon, Trudeau Scholar and Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Oxford. The Director of the course was Aly…