17 April 2024

Regional Focus: Africa

Sudan Conflict: One-year anniversary:
- "Sudan is now the country with the largest number of displaced people and the largest child displacement crisis in the world" (IRC).
  • "Donors raise more than 2 billion euros for Sudan aid a year into war," Reuters, 15 April 2024 [text] (see also related UNHCR statement)
  • "From mutual aid to mass displacement: How we chronicled a year of conflict in Sudan," The New Humanitarian, 15 April 2024 [text]
  • One Year of Conflict in Sudan: Visualizing the World's Largest Displacement Crisis (IOM, April 2024) [text]
  • The Situation in Sudan After One Year of Conflict (USCRI, April 2024) [text]
  • Sudan: A Year of War (International Crisis Group, April 2024) [text]
  • Sudan Crisis Report: One Year of Conflict (International Rescue Committee, April 2024) [text]
  • Thousands still fleeing Sudan daily, after one year of war (UNHCR, April 2024) [text]
Opportunity:

Consultancy: Research on the Impact of Freedom of Movement on Self-Reliance of Refugees in the East and Horn of Africa, Oxfam [info]
- Apply by 30 April 2024.

Short pieces:

"Crowded camps and local aid: How DR Congo’s M23 conflict is impacting Goma," The New Humanitarian, 4 April 2024 [text]

"How growing hostility in South Africa impacts South-South migration," The New Humanitarian, 9 April 2024 [text]

Nearly 1 million refugees in Ethiopia risk limited assistance due to unprecedented funding crisis, warn UNHCR, RRS and partners (UNHCR, April 2024) [text]

The Verb ‘Enjoy’ in Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and its Application in Africa (Human Rights Here Blog, April 2024) [text]

"Why refugee ration cuts in Uganda risk long-term social damage," The New Humanitarian, 18 March 2024 [text]

New open access book:

African Perspectives on South–South Migration
(Routledge, March 2024) [open access]
- "Popular media, government pronouncements, and much of the global research discourse continue to be oriented towards migration from the Global South to the Global North, despite the fact that the vast majority of migration is South-South. This book moves beyond these mischaracterisations and instead distinctly focuses on the agency of African migrants and the creative strategies they employ while planning their routes within and across the African continent. Case studies explore the flow of resources such as people, money, skills, and knowledge throughout the continent, while also casting a light on the lived experiences of migrants as they negotiate their sometimes precarious and vulnerable positions. Underpinned by intensive empirical studies, this book challenges prevailing narratives and provides a new way of thinking about South-South Migration."

Reports:

Africa Migration Report, 2nd ed. - Connecting the threads: Linking policy, practice and the welfare of the African migrant (African Union & IOM, March 2024) [access]

From a Humanitarian to Development Approach: Uganda’s Groundbreaking Journey in the Sustainable Provision of Water to Refugees and Host Communities (World Bank, April 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Improving Psychosocial Wellbeing and Parenting Practices Among Refugees in Uganda: Results of the Journey of Life Effectiveness Trial," Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health, vol. 11 (2024) [open access]

"Knowledge, risk perception and uptake of COVID-19 vaccination among internally displaced persons in complex humanitarian emergency setting, Northeast Nigeria," BMC Public Health, 24:634 (Feb. 2024) [open access]

"Patterns of inter-state irregular migration in Africa: insights from Ethiopian migrants to the Republic of South Africa," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 15 March 2024 [open access]

"The socio-economic impact of Covid-19 on refugees and host community’s livelihoods in south western Uganda: a case of Nakivale refugee settlement," Kabale University Interdisciplinary Research Journal, vol. 2, no. 3 (2024) [open access]

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