Farhia Mohamud Afgoye district is 30 kilometers from Mogadishu’s capital; Southwest state’s interim capital, Baidoa, is 196 kilometers away from Afgoye. This distance creates a void in establishing a durable solutions unit and implementing those plans in Afgoye because of the security concerns present in the town. Therefore, the burden of receiving IDPs and returnees
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REF and Samuel Hall publish major study on return and reintegration in South Sudan
What are the individual, community and structural factors impacting displacement patterns in South Sudan?
Who are the ‘returnees’ in South Sudan?
South Sudan is experiencing different types of movements that are often labelled as ‘return’. Despite ongoing insecurity and a chronic shortage of essential services, it has been estimated that 505,511 refugees[1] and 1,183,666 IDPs have returned to their areas of origin within the country since 2018.[2] At the same time, with an estimated 2 million
REF conference 2022: towards greater inclusion and protection for migrants and forcibly displaced persons
In June 2022, the Research and Evidence Facility (REF) of the EU Trust Fund for Africa in the Horn of Africa convened its second international conference around the theme ‘Migrants and Forcibly Displaced Persons: Towards Greater Inclusion and Protection’.
Study launch: displacement, return and reintegration in South Sudan
REF and Samuel Hall are launching a study on displacement, return and reintegration in South Sudan.
The relationship between economic/employment opportunities and migration
This webinar explored efforts by governmental and non-governmental organizations to expand economic and employment opportunities in the Horn of Africa and the influence of these initiatives on mobility dynamics, especially among young people.
A Full Circle: Refugee returns between Kenya and Somalia
Kenya and Somalia present an interesting and often delicate case study of circular refugee movements. Spurred by limited data and analysis, circular refugee returns between the neighbouring countries became the focus of our rapid review
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 registered Somali refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya stood at over 265,000, the vast majority of whom reside in Dadaab (UNHCR, 2020a). In December 2014,
With IGAD, there’s hope for lasting solutions to crises in Horn of Africa
By Rashid Abdi and Laura HammondPublished in the East African 29 February – 6 March 2020
Literature review: Migration and Conflict in the Horn of Africa
New research conducted by the REF has reviewed recent literature on the links between migration, development and conflict in the Horn of Africa.