Jason Mosley
@jasonmosley.bsky.social
Migrant.
Northeast Africa & Red Sea. Frontiers & state visions, regional political economy & security.
Works at @rvinews.bsky.social
Views my own.
Northeast Africa & Red Sea. Frontiers & state visions, regional political economy & security.
Works at @rvinews.bsky.social
Views my own.
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'The new rules won’t simply mean a longer wait for ILR. They will mean many people don’t qualify for ILR at all and have to leave the country'. @jamesbowes01.bsky.social on the government's earned settlement proposals ukandeu.ac.uk/remigration-...
Remigration by stealth? The government’s earned settlement proposals - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the potential impact of the UK government's proposed changes to its settlement schemes to both new migrants and migrants already in the UK.
ukandeu.ac.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM
'The new rules won’t simply mean a longer wait for ILR. They will mean many people don’t qualify for ILR at all and have to leave the country'. @jamesbowes01.bsky.social on the government's earned settlement proposals ukandeu.ac.uk/remigration-...
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Glad to share that our special issue of German History, co-edited with @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is now available in First View. It focuses on colonial railway infrastructure in the German Empire. If you would like access, just let us know.
doi.org/10.1093/gerh...
doi.org/10.1093/gerh...
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Glad to share that our special issue of German History, co-edited with @nkleinoeder.bsky.social, is now available in First View. It focuses on colonial railway infrastructure in the German Empire. If you would like access, just let us know.
doi.org/10.1093/gerh...
doi.org/10.1093/gerh...
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Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
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The sourcing on the #RSF base was exceptional (meaning people / organisations chose to share very sensitive stuff with Reuters) and very hard to refute.
The government of #Ethiopia is now kicking out Reuters journalists, according to the Addis Standard:
addisstandard.com/ethiopia-dec...
The government of #Ethiopia is now kicking out Reuters journalists, according to the Addis Standard:
addisstandard.com/ethiopia-dec...
addisstandard.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The sourcing on the #RSF base was exceptional (meaning people / organisations chose to share very sensitive stuff with Reuters) and very hard to refute.
The government of #Ethiopia is now kicking out Reuters journalists, according to the Addis Standard:
addisstandard.com/ethiopia-dec...
The government of #Ethiopia is now kicking out Reuters journalists, according to the Addis Standard:
addisstandard.com/ethiopia-dec...
Appreciating @kopalo.bsky.social's recent post:
www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-intern...
& thinking his final suggestion on local knowledge production ('let 1000 think tanks bloom') resonates with our discussion on @rvinews.bsky.social 'Beyond research' podcast: riftvalley.net/multimedia_m...
www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-intern...
& thinking his final suggestion on local knowledge production ('let 1000 think tanks bloom') resonates with our discussion on @rvinews.bsky.social 'Beyond research' podcast: riftvalley.net/multimedia_m...
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Appreciating @kopalo.bsky.social's recent post:
www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-intern...
& thinking his final suggestion on local knowledge production ('let 1000 think tanks bloom') resonates with our discussion on @rvinews.bsky.social 'Beyond research' podcast: riftvalley.net/multimedia_m...
www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-intern...
& thinking his final suggestion on local knowledge production ('let 1000 think tanks bloom') resonates with our discussion on @rvinews.bsky.social 'Beyond research' podcast: riftvalley.net/multimedia_m...
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How are #Somali experiences of mobility changing in contexts of displacement, violence and declining humanitarian support?
The Somali Mobilities Forum brings together scholars and practitioners to explore these questions.
Event details and full programme: tinyurl.com/SomaliMobili...
The Somali Mobilities Forum brings together scholars and practitioners to explore these questions.
Event details and full programme: tinyurl.com/SomaliMobili...
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 AM
How are #Somali experiences of mobility changing in contexts of displacement, violence and declining humanitarian support?
The Somali Mobilities Forum brings together scholars and practitioners to explore these questions.
Event details and full programme: tinyurl.com/SomaliMobili...
The Somali Mobilities Forum brings together scholars and practitioners to explore these questions.
Event details and full programme: tinyurl.com/SomaliMobili...
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 17 Feb for a book launch & discussion of:
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
'Peasants to Paupers: Land, Class and Kinship in Central Kenya'
with author Peter Lockwood (Göttingen)
& David Anderson (Warwick)
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/b8f...
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The art of politics is not to do what people think. If it was, there literally wouldn’t be any politics. The art of politics is to convert public opinion in the direction of your policies. Not so subordinate your policies to opinion.
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
The art of politics is not to do what people think. If it was, there literally wouldn’t be any politics. The art of politics is to convert public opinion in the direction of your policies. Not so subordinate your policies to opinion.
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🆕 Sahra Ahmed Koshin, Nauja Kleist, & Karuti Kanyinga analyse #Somali diaspora businesswomen in #Zambia, showing how humanitarian relief during the 2020 #Qardho flash floods blends care, commerce & politics, challenging neat divides between "pure" aid & "partisan" care.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
February 12, 2026 at 12:27 PM
🆕 Sahra Ahmed Koshin, Nauja Kleist, & Karuti Kanyinga analyse #Somali diaspora businesswomen in #Zambia, showing how humanitarian relief during the 2020 #Qardho flash floods blends care, commerce & politics, challenging neat divides between "pure" aid & "partisan" care.
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
🔗 doi.org/10.1177/0002...
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If you're a UK resident, go fill this out! (Link in the thread below.) I kept emphasising that I'm a native English speaker with a spouse & child who are UK citizens, and the message *I* get from these policies is that Labour would happily split up my family if they thought it would benefit them.
filled out the horrible settlement consultation and I’m sorry, the question that is framed as a negative so that you have to ‘strongly disagree’ with something not happening?? This has enraged me
February 11, 2026 at 4:53 PM
If you're a UK resident, go fill this out! (Link in the thread below.) I kept emphasising that I'm a native English speaker with a spouse & child who are UK citizens, and the message *I* get from these policies is that Labour would happily split up my family if they thought it would benefit them.
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Our new issue is up! It includes on-the-ground perspectives from Khartoum, the Dahiyeh, Damascus, Mosul and elsewhere, demonstrating how the politics of war are often continued through reconstruction.
NEW: "Reconstruction and Ruin" the Winter 2025 Issue of Middle East Report is now live!
This issue captures the challenges facing ordinary people in the Middle East as the warfare politics of dispossession and division continue amidst efforts to rebuild urban landscapes.
This issue captures the challenges facing ordinary people in the Middle East as the warfare politics of dispossession and division continue amidst efforts to rebuild urban landscapes.
Reconstruction and Ruin
Winter 2025
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Our new issue is up! It includes on-the-ground perspectives from Khartoum, the Dahiyeh, Damascus, Mosul and elsewhere, demonstrating how the politics of war are often continued through reconstruction.
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How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock
New @cgdev.org blog by Biniam Bedasso
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-afr...
New @cgdev.org blog by Biniam Bedasso
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-afr...
How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock
We examine what African governments actually did or said in response to announcements of aid cuts in 2025; mapping the type, scope, and intensity of government responses, using the previous year as a ...
www.cgdev.org
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 AM
How African Governments Responded to the 2025 Aid Shock
New @cgdev.org blog by Biniam Bedasso
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-afr...
New @cgdev.org blog by Biniam Bedasso
www.cgdev.org/blog/how-afr...
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A quick look at RVI’s education and training milestones: we turn local knowledge into practical insight through regional field courses, early career research training and bespoke learning across Africa. Here are the numbers.
Learn more at courses.riftvalley.net
Learn more at courses.riftvalley.net
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
A quick look at RVI’s education and training milestones: we turn local knowledge into practical insight through regional field courses, early career research training and bespoke learning across Africa. Here are the numbers.
Learn more at courses.riftvalley.net
Learn more at courses.riftvalley.net
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Interesting time to be reading Mamdani’s new book
it is a little weird to me that we're writing politics stories about the apparently legitimate political strategy of demonizing outgroups and deporting them
Literally searching for outgroups to scare people about
"That has left the G.O.P. looking for ways to address its voters’ concerns over the number of immigrants who came into the country during the Biden admin. while avoiding the increasingly unpopular policy of mass deportations under Mr. Trump."
"That has left the G.O.P. looking for ways to address its voters’ concerns over the number of immigrants who came into the country during the Biden admin. while avoiding the increasingly unpopular policy of mass deportations under Mr. Trump."
February 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Interesting time to be reading Mamdani’s new book
Detailed reporting and analysis from Reuters on UAE financed Sudanese fighter training camp in Ethiopia.
"Eight sources, including a senior Ethiopian government official, said the UAE financed the camp’s construction and provided military trainers and logistical support to the site, a view also shared in an internal note by Ethiopia’s security services and in a diplomatic cable, reviewed by Reuters."
Ethiopia builds secret camp to train Sudan RSF fighters, sources say
Ethiopia is hosting a secret camp to train thousands of fighters for the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group in neighbouring Sudan, Reuters reporting has found, in the latest sign that one of the ...
www.reuters.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Detailed reporting and analysis from Reuters on UAE financed Sudanese fighter training camp in Ethiopia.
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Who decides what counts as research?
In Ep 5 of the Beyond Series @jasonmosley.bsky.social, Freddie Carver & David Deng examine how funding, power and global research systems shape whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT5
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
In Ep 5 of the Beyond Series @jasonmosley.bsky.social, Freddie Carver & David Deng examine how funding, power and global research systems shape whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT5
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
February 10, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Who decides what counts as research?
In Ep 5 of the Beyond Series @jasonmosley.bsky.social, Freddie Carver & David Deng examine how funding, power and global research systems shape whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT5
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
In Ep 5 of the Beyond Series @jasonmosley.bsky.social, Freddie Carver & David Deng examine how funding, power and global research systems shape whose knowledge is valued and whose voices are heard.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT5
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
Please do join us later today for the seminar. Details & webinar registration link below.
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 10 Feb, 4pm UK time.
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Please do join us later today for the seminar. Details & webinar registration link below.
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Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 10 Feb, 4pm UK time.
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 10 Feb, 4pm UK time.
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
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If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
300,000 children face 10-year wait for settled status under UK plans, says IPPR
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
The consultation closes on Thursday. What is being proposed is dreadful. Can I encourage you to engage with the consultation and put your dissent on record?
February 10, 2026 at 7:23 AM
If Starmer wants a reset - and not yet another U-turn when the parliamentary party balks at a policy - here is his chance.
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TOMORROW 10 Feb @ 10ET, tune in for the launch of our new Century International report, "From Smugglers to Supply Chains".
We'll break down the smuggling routes, supply chains and knowledge transfer networks backstopping the Houthis' growing military-industrial complex.
tcf.org/content/even...
We'll break down the smuggling routes, supply chains and knowledge transfer networks backstopping the Houthis' growing military-industrial complex.
tcf.org/content/even...
From Smugglers to Supply Chains: Yemen’s Houthis in 2026
Over the course of a decade, Yemen’s Houthi movement has transformed from local insurgent group to disruptive global force. How can this stateless armed
tcf.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
TOMORROW 10 Feb @ 10ET, tune in for the launch of our new Century International report, "From Smugglers to Supply Chains".
We'll break down the smuggling routes, supply chains and knowledge transfer networks backstopping the Houthis' growing military-industrial complex.
tcf.org/content/even...
We'll break down the smuggling routes, supply chains and knowledge transfer networks backstopping the Houthis' growing military-industrial complex.
tcf.org/content/even...
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 10 Feb, 4pm UK time.
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
February 6, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 10 Feb, 4pm UK time.
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
@delfmt.bsky.social (Lorraine, Nancy) will present:
'A New "Playground of Europe"? Exploration, colonisation & the naturalisation of Mt Kilimanjaro at the dawn of the 20th century'
*Hybrid event* Details:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2be...
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I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
Uganda after Museveni | International Crisis Group
This week on The Horn, Alan speaks with Kristof Titeca, professor at the University of Antwerp, to talk about the aftermath of Uganda’s election and what will happen when President Yoweri Museveni lea...
www.crisisgroup.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I spoke on The Horn, the podcast of the International Crisis Group, on 'Uganda after Museveni': Uganda's political future, and the 'succession/transition' question: www.crisisgroup.org/pod/africa/u...
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How do women sustain trade and livelihoods in conflict-affected borderlands?
Episode 4 of the Beyond Series explores women’s work and cross-border trade in #Somalia and the #Mandera Triangle, drawing on XCEPT research.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT4
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
Episode 4 of the Beyond Series explores women’s work and cross-border trade in #Somalia and the #Mandera Triangle, drawing on XCEPT research.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT4
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
How do women sustain trade and livelihoods in conflict-affected borderlands?
Episode 4 of the Beyond Series explores women’s work and cross-border trade in #Somalia and the #Mandera Triangle, drawing on XCEPT research.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT4
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
Episode 4 of the Beyond Series explores women’s work and cross-border trade in #Somalia and the #Mandera Triangle, drawing on XCEPT research.
Listen: tinyurl.com/BeyondXCEPT4
More: xcept.riftvalley.net
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Had a chat with fabulous hosts @oraszekely.bsky.social @peterkrause.bsky.social on their podcast on FIELDWORK and all of the ethical challenges that researchers confront - especially when studying armed actors.
More relevant than ever for my American colleagues. Please stay safe out there folks!🙏
More relevant than ever for my American colleagues. Please stay safe out there folks!🙏
Episode 3 "Research Ethics and the Study of Civil War" is now out from the Stories from the Field podcast. @oraszekely.bsky.social and I welcome @christinecheng.bsky.social + Christopher Day to discuss their recent co-edited special issue in the journal Conflict, Security, & Development. /1
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Had a chat with fabulous hosts @oraszekely.bsky.social @peterkrause.bsky.social on their podcast on FIELDWORK and all of the ethical challenges that researchers confront - especially when studying armed actors.
More relevant than ever for my American colleagues. Please stay safe out there folks!🙏
More relevant than ever for my American colleagues. Please stay safe out there folks!🙏
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Poignant essay by Eritrean dissident Dawit Mesfin on the claustrophobic paranoia on which Isaias Afewerki's regime is built. What he describes comes straight from the pages of Orwell's "1984" and Eritrea is far from being the only country thus afflicted. martinplaut.com/2026/02/02/i...
Isaias Afwerki’s Paranoid Nationalism
Over time, Eritrea’s paranoid nationalism has hardened into a permanent state ideology. It functions to normalise repression, justify isolationism, and foreclose the possibility of political plural…
martinplaut.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Poignant essay by Eritrean dissident Dawit Mesfin on the claustrophobic paranoia on which Isaias Afewerki's regime is built. What he describes comes straight from the pages of Orwell's "1984" and Eritrea is far from being the only country thus afflicted. martinplaut.com/2026/02/02/i...