2002, 2023

A theoretically decentralized but internally centralized system: How Kismayo municipality deals with emergencies

By emmakelly|February 20, 2023|Blogs|0 comments

Aweis Ahmed Somalia adopted a federal system in 2004, almost two decades ago, and its implementation started in 2013, almost a decade ago. I expected that the decentralization of power from the federal government to the regional states would pave the way for the decentralization of delivery services to local communities. However, during my fieldwork in Jubaland’s interim capital, Kismayo, I felt that a strict centralized structure exists within the

2002, 2023

A Shadow of Fear: The Situation of IDPs and Returnees in Afgoye

By emmakelly|February 20, 2023|Blogs|0 comments

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 fell on the shoulders of the host community due to the absence of institutional support

0308, 2022

Closing the environment-migration gap in climate policy and programmes in the Horn of Africa

By emmakelly|August 3, 2022|Blogs|0 comments

This blog series is related to the REF’s ongoing study on climate change and migration in the Horn of Africa. This research study is being carried out in Ethiopia (Somali Region), Kenya (Tana River County) and Somaliland (Togdheer and Maroodijeex regions). The study investigates how people use migration as a strategy for adapting to environmental change and how people’s circumstances and profiles influence their migration decisions. The study also explores

1107, 2022

REF conference 2022: towards greater inclusion and protection for migrants and forcibly displaced persons

By chrisjordan|July 11, 2022|news|0 comments

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’.

2005, 2021

Informality and procedural innovation at borderlands: Lessons from Mandera

By Admin|May 20, 2021|Blogs, research|0 comments

A blog from Ngala Chome on his personal experience of border crossings and the impacts of formal border infrastructure.

1412, 2020

A Full Circle: Refugee returns between Kenya and Somalia

By Admin|December 14, 2020|Blogs|0 comments

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

2207, 2020

Video: Challenges and opportunities from the application of the CRRF with ReDSS

By Admin|July 22, 2020|Blogs|0 comments

In this video, Cate Osborn from the Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) talks about key findings and recommendations from their 2019 research

0704, 2020

How will Remittances Affect the Somali Covid-19 Response?

By Admin|April 7, 2020|Blogs|0 comments

By Nisar Majid and Laura Hammond, with Nauja Kleist, Khalif Abdirahman and Guhad Adan[1]*

1903, 2020

With IGAD, there’s hope for lasting solutions to crises in Horn of Africa

By Admin|March 19, 2020|Blogs|0 comments

By Rashid Abdi and Laura HammondPublished in the East African 29 February – 6 March 2020

1212, 2018

REF participates in Mogadishu Evidence Week to Re-think Mobility and Displacement

By Idil Osman|December 12, 2018|Blogs|0 comments

The Regional Durable Solutions Secretariat (ReDSS) organised the first Somali Evidence week between 26-30 November 2018 to support knowledge sharing and research uptake to inform better durable solutions programming and policies based on evidence.