SUMMARY The Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) was negotiated beginning in September 2019 in the South Sudanese capital by representatives of Sudan’s new civilian-military transitional government and a...
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Conflict trends analysis: Amhara region
By Atrsaw Necho This Conflict Trends Report presents a comprehensive analysis of conflict patterns in the Amhara Region in the period April 2022 to September 2023. While focusing on conflicts in...
Paying the price: The political economy of checkpoints in Somalia
Major new study reveals how al-Shabaab and government-affiliated actors extract wealth from trade and vulnerable populations. By Peer Schouten This first comprehensive mapping of Somali checkpoints...
Religious Polarisation in Ethiopia: Urban Conflicts and Resources for Peace
SUMMARY • This report studies the role of religion in recent inter-communal conflicts in Ethiopia outside of Addis Ababa. While not entirely neglecting disputes and perceptions in the capital, it...
Establishing an inclusive and sustainable political settlement in South West State - Opportunities for re-establishing dialogue
Overview The current political dynamics seen in South West State (SWS) have been shaped by the state collapse of 1991, the civil war, and subsequent fraught efforts to establish a Federal Member...
Enabling women’s representation and participation in political dialogues in Somalia
SUMMARY Somalia grapples with unique cultural, societal, and structural hurdles that hinder women’s access to political processes. Despite introducing a non-legally binding quota, the most recent...
Religion and the 2018/2019 Conflict in Hawassa [EN/AM]
SUMMARY • In June 2018 and July 2019 violent clashes erupted in Hawassa, an important commercial hub in southern Ethiopian and the capital of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Region...
Religion and conflict in Dire Dawa: Intercommunal tensions and opportunities for peace
SUMMARY • Dire Dawa, Ethiopia’s second largest city, is a multi-ethnic and multi-religious economic hub in the country’s eastern region, sitting on the contested boundary between the Oromia and...
All authorities have eaten: A history and political economy of urban land in Bukavu
SUMMARY In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC, Congo), the opaque land governance framework, known to be at the bottom of countless conflicts ranging from disagreements between neighbours to...
Toutes les autorités ont mangé: Histoire et économie politique du foncier urbain à Bukavu
RÉSUMÉ En République démocratique du Congo (RDC), le cadre opaque qui régit la gouvernance foncière, dont on sait qu’il est à l’origine de nombreux conflits allant de désaccords entre voisins à des...
Puntland’s local government elections: Implications and prospects for Puntland’s parliamentary elections
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS The phased process of conducting local government elections (LGEs) in Puntland has now commenced, building on the agreements made between various political actors— mainly...
The role of 4.5 in democratization and governance in Somalia: Implications and considerations for the way forward (May 2023)
Overview Amid the major changes to Somalia’s political landscape seen over the past two decades, an abiding feature has been the reliance on clan-based power-sharing models, including the ‘4.5’...
One year after the coup: What Next for Sudan’s Juba Peace Agreement?
This briefing considers the changing political situation in Sudan with a particular focus on the future of the Juba Peace Agreement ( JPA). It explores how the relationship between two key factions...
Sudan + 4 more
Purchasing Insecurity: The African Red Sea Region and the Global Food Trade
The African Red Sea Region does not produce enough food to feed its own population. Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland (Somalia) are each reliant on imports to make up for domestic...
The Costs of Peace: Financing the Juba Peace Agreement in Sudan’s new political economy
This is the first paper in a series considering the future of Sudan’s Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) and peace-making after the fall of Omar al-Bashir in 2019. It was commissioned by the Rift Valley...
Commodified Cities: Urbanisation and Public Goods in Somalia
Urbanization in the Somali territories is transforming Somali society in multiple and profound ways, with the growth of urban centres and networks paralleled by new patterns of accumulation,...
South Sudan + 1 more
War, Migration and Work: Agricultural Labour and Cross-Border Migration from Northern Bahr el-Ghazal
War, Migration and Work examines the history of labour migration and labour relations in present day South Sudan's Baher El-Ghazal borderlands with Darfur and Kordofan (regions of present day Sudan)...
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What next for Sudan’s peace process? Evolving political and security dynamics in the Two Areas
This briefing considers the changing political situation in Sudan with a particular focus on the future of the Juba Peace Agreement (JPA) and the evolving political and security dynamics in the Two...
Child labour, Education and Commodification in South Sudan
Until the latter part of the twentieth century, South Sudanese boys and girls grew food on household farms for their families to eat. Under this system, children’s work and education were hard to...
Voting for Change: Elections and Political Transformation in Sudan [EN/AR]
Summary The transition process that followed Sudan’s 2019 revolution was designed to lead up to—and be advanced by—national elections. Those polls will be crucial to the success and credibility of...