Ngala Chome This paper examines the impacts of the development of formal border crossings on the economy of borderlands, especially in remote, rural areas of Africa, where local people’s livelihoods
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Publications by the REF project
A state-incorporated business: the migration economy along the Ethiopia–Sudan border town of Metema
Kiya Gezahegne, Department of Social Anthropology, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia Abstract The pattern of migration from Ethiopia to Sudan, through the Metema border town, has proved complex and is expanding,
Circular refugee returns between Kenya and Somalia: a rapid review
Farah Manji Many Somali refugees fled to Kenya following their country’s civil war in the 1990s and during the famine of 2011. At the time of writing, the number of
Moving in contexts of environmental change: a rural–urban livelihoods perspective from Laikipia, Kenya
Caitlin Sturridge This paper explores physical movements, and the translocal connections that accompany them, through the perspective of rural–urban livelihoods in Laikipia County, Kenya. In doing so, it sets out
Resilience in Action: Local practices and development/humanitarian policies: A review of resilience in the drylands of Turkana
Greta Semplici This rapid review investigates the adoption of ideas of resilience by the development and humanitarian sector. It compares practices of resilience, emerging from fieldwork with Turkana herders in
Information and communication technologies and mobility in the Horn of Africa: a review of the literature
Peter Chonka and Yidnekachew Haile This review examines how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) affect intentions and behaviours relating to mobility within the Horn of Africa (HoA). A recent review
Information and communication technologies, mobility and migration in the Horn of Africa
This research brief presents the key findings and recommendations of an extensive literature review on how Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) affect intentions and behaviours related to mobility within the
Localisation and participation within the rollout of the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Kenya
Michael Owiso and Farah Manji Kenya formally adopted the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) in October 2017. Since then the country has made progress towards its implementation by undertaking self-reliance
Migration barriers and migration momentum: Ethiopian irregular migrants in the Ethiopia-South Africa migration corridor
Yordanos S. Estifanos and Tanya Zack Abstract This paper considers the key factors driving a persistent aspiration among Ethiopians from Hosaena and Durame towns, in southern Ethiopia, to migrate to
COVID-19 and mobility, conflict and development in the Horn of Africa: REF briefing paper
Louisa Brain, Hassan Adow, Jama Musse Jama, Farah Manji, Michael Owiso, Fekadu Adugna Tufa, Mahad Wasuge The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID‐19 a pandemic on 11 March 2020 and