Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

Extremism, Displacement, and COVID-19 in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin (IPI Global Observatory, Sept. 2020) [text]

Migration Reflections with Africa at the Centre: An Interview with Badara Ndiaye (Mixed Migration Centre, Sept. 2020) [text]

Missing People and the Desperate Search by Those Left Behind (ISS Today, Aug. 2020) [text]

“This is not the life I wanted”: Child Brides Rise among Cameroon Refugees (African Arguments, Sept. 2020) [text]

Why Uganda Has Suspended Hundreds of Refugee Aid Agencies (The Conversation, Sept. 2020) [text]

- See also related Guardian article.

Reports & journal articles:

"Before Disembarkation: Eritrean and Nigerian Migrants Journeys within Africa," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 2 Sept. 2020 [open access]

"The Conceptual Limits of the ‘Migration Journey’: De-exceptionalising Mobility in the Context of West African Trajectories," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 2 Sept. 2020 [open access]

COVID-19 Insight from Refugee Leaders and Humanitarian Staff - Uganda (Ground Truth Solutions, Sept. 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]

"The Hidden Population: Identity and Livelihood of Urban Refugees in the Arua District, Uganda," Conflict Trends, no. 2020/2 [text]

HSRC Review, vol. 18, no. 3 (July 2020) [full-text]

- Includes section that focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on migrants and refugees in South Africa. See “Leaving No One Behind” on pp. 28-33.

In-between Lives: Attending to Age-position in Adolescent Refugees’ Experiences of Forced Migration in the Horn of Africa, Working Paper, no. 48 (Refugee Law Initiative, Sept. 2020) [text]

"Insecurity, Resource Scarcity, and Migration to Camps of Internally Displaced Persons in Northeast Nigeria," Sustainability, vol. 12, no. 17 (Aug. 2020) [open access]

"Moving Toward ‘Home’: Love and Relationships through War and Displacement," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 5 Sept. 2020 [open access]

- Focuses on Uganda.

"Navigating Social Spaces: Armed Mobilization and Circular Return in Eastern DR Congo," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 5 Sept. 2020 [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (31 Aug. 2020)