Regional Focus: Africa

Blog posts & press:

"Access denied: I went to Rwanda to talk firsthand to refugees … and the state wouldn’t let me," The Guardian, 17 Aug. 2022 [text]

The Enrolment of Gambian CSOs in the Externalisation of Europe’s Border to The Gambia (Border Criminologies Blog, July 2022) [text]

Nowhere to run: the plight of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia (The Conversation, Aug. 2022) [text]

"'A playground for colonial forces': Unpacking the anti-UN protests in DR Congo," The New Humanitarian, 23 Aug. 2022 [text]

REF conference 2022: towards greater inclusion and protection for migrants and forcibly displaced persons (REF News, July 2022) [access]

- "On 9th and 10th June 2022, the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) of the EU Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa convened its second international conference around the theme ‘Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards Greater Inclusion and Protection’."

"UN Agencies: Severe Hunger Sliding Toward Famine in Horn of Africa," VOA News, 23 Aug. 2022 [text]

"Why humanitarians should stop hiding behind impartiality," The New Humanitarian, 22 Aug. 2022 [text]

- Focuses on South Sudan.

Reports & journal articles:

"Beyond ‘Just Comes’ and ‘Know-It-Alls’: Exploring Strategies to Deal with Returnee Stigmas During Diaspora Return Visits for Knowledge Transfer," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 16 Aug. 2022 [open access]

- Draws on interviews with stakeholders in Ethiopia, Sierra Leone and Somaliland.

"Cash-like vouchers improve psychological well-being of vulnerable and displaced persons fleeing armed conflict," PNAS Nexus, vol. 1, no. 3 (July 2022) [open access]

- Focuses on the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Interactions between local communities and transiting migrants in Djibouti (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

Interactions between local communities and transiting migrants in Hargeisa (Mixed Migration Centre, Aug. 2022) [text]

Refugee and Migrant Experiences in Gaborone City: Government Policies on Education and Employment (Refugees in Towns, July 2022) [text]

Rwanda: COI Compilation, Asylum System (Asylos, Aug. 2022) [text]

The Village Health Worker Partnership in Borno State and What It Means for Humanitarian Localization in Nigeria, Learning Brief (Women's Refugee Commission, July 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (8 Aug. 2022)