Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 2

Individual countries:

Blog posts & press:

"A Protest Dispersed, a Camp Burned: Asylum Seekers in Agadez Face an Uncertain Future," The New Humanitarian, 10 Feb. 2020 [text]

South Africa Takes Fresh Steps to Restrict Rights of Refugees (The Conversation, Feb. 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Burkina Faso and the Sahel’s New Frontline: Responding to the World’s Fastest Growing Displacement Crisis (Refugees International, Feb. 2020) [text]

"Commemorating the Deadly Other Side of Externalized Borders through 'Migrant-martyrs', Sacrifices and Politizations of (Irregular) Migration on the International Migrants' Day in Mali," Comparative Migration Studies, 8:4 (Jan. 2020) [open access]

The Currency of Connections: The Role of Social Connectedness among South Sudanese Refugees in West Nile, Uganda (Mercy Corps & Tufts Univ., Jan. 2020) [text]

Ethiopia Report: The Path of Least Resistance (HERE-Geneva, Jan. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- Research undertaken as part of broader study of "The role of 'mandates' in humanitarian priority setting for INGOs in situations of armed conflict."

Informing Durable Solutions for Internal Displacement in Nigeria, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan (World Bank, 2019) [access]
- Follow link to access Vol. A: Overview; Vol. B: Country Case Studies; and Vol. C: Technical Aspects. Reports used micro-level data to profile IDPs in order to close data gaps.See also related Dev4Peace blog post.

Integrated Approaches to Refugee Management in Uganda, K4D Helpdesk Report (DFID, Jan. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Refugees in Uniform: Community Policing as a Technology of Government in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya," Journal of Eastern African Studies, Latest Articles, 5 Feb. 2020 [abstract]
- See also earlier related Forced Migration Review article.

Multimedia:

Easing Pressure: Uganda and the Global Compact on Refugees, London, 10 Feb. 2020 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Africa - Pt. 1 (11 Feb. 2020)