Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

10 years of displacements in 10 weeks (IDMC Blog, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

- Focuses on Sudan.

"Ethiopia: Rights experts denounce mass deportation of Eritreans," UN News, 13 July 2023 [text]

Historical Migrations in Africa: From Flexible Configurations to Transgressive Mobilities (AMMODI Blog, July 2023) [text]

‘Once a refugee, always a refugee’: Uganda’s high court disagrees with passport control officer’s views (AfricanLII, June 2023) [text]

Too many nerds in one room: Theories, theorization, and deconstructing categories (AMMODI Blog, July 2023) [text]

- Summary of discussions that took place at a workshop on "Speaking Back to Theory: Africanist Migration Research Beyond the Categories."

UNHCR urges Ghana to cease forced return of Burkinabe nationals in need of protection (UNHCR, July 2023) [text]

Why it’s crucial for internally displaced persons to participate in the peace process following Ethiopia’s Oromia Conflict (Bliss Blog, July 2023) [text]

Zimbabwean migrants: South Africa’s anti-immigrant sentiments are hindering policy reform (The Conversation, July 2023) [text]

Reports:

Addressing Irregular Migration through Principled Programmatic Approaches: Examining the West Africa Route and WFP Operations (IFPRI & WFP, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

A Crisis of Displacement: Why Burkina Faso Needs the Kampala Convention (Refugees International, July 2023) [text]

Impact Case Study: Exploring refugee knowledge and compliance to COVID-19 guidelines in Uganda (ELRHA, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Onward Bound: Evaluating Cash and Voucher Assistance for Migrants on Sahel's Migration Trail - Research and learnings from the Sahel region (British Red Cross & Samuel Hall, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Senegal: Study on the Needs of Missing Migrants and their Families (IOM, Dec. 2022) [text]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (8 July 2023)