Regional Focus: Africa

Short pieces:

Ethiopia: Fighting, Abuses Putting Sudanese Refugees at Risk (HRW, Oct. 2024) [text]

Unrelenting violence in Sudan drives continued refugee exodus (UNHCR, Nov. 2024) [text]

"'We live in fear': forced expulsions taint Kenya's safe haven image," BBC News, 6 Nov. 2024 [text]

- See also related BBC News article.

Reports:

Key Considerations: Food Assistance Prioritisation in Refugee Settlements in Uganda and its Impacts (Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, Oct. 2024) [text]

Key considerations: Mutual aid lessons and experiences from Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan (Social Science in Humanitarian Action Platform, Oct. 2024) [text]

Understanding the socio-economic profile of refugee arrivals in Mauritania since 2023: Analysis of UNHCR and WFP data on Malian refugees living in Mauritania (UNHCR & WFP, Oct. 2024) [text]

- See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Engaging Data Literacies in Displacement," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 5, no. 3 (Oct. 2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Nigeria and South Sudan.

"Experiences and perceptions of migrant populations in South Africa on COVID-19 immunization: an interpretative phenomenological analysis," BMC Public Health, 24:3126 (Nov. 2024) [open access]

"Externally Driven Border Control in West Africa: Local Impact and Broader Ramifications," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 4 Nov. 2024 [open access]

"Political Participation for Social Inclusion of Internally Displaced Persons," Journal of Humanitarian Affairs, vol. 5, no. 3 (Oct. 2024) [open access]

- Focuses on Nigeria.

"Returning to fund refugeehood: dispersal and survival between Uganda and South Sudan," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 1 Nov. 2024 [open access]

"The role of institutional architecture in the reception of refugees in South Africa," International Journal of Human Rights, Latest Articles, 5 Nov. 2024 [open access]

"War-related trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in refugees, displaced, and nondisplaced people during armed conflict in Sudan: a cross-sectional study," Conflict and Health, 18:66 (Nov. 2024) [open access]

Related post:

- Regional Focus: Africa (11 Oct. 2024)