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.
Africa’s drone wars are growing – but they rarely deliver victory
Brendon J. Cannon on The Conversation
theconversation.com/africas-dron...
Brendon J. Cannon on The Conversation
theconversation.com/africas-dron...
Africa’s drone wars are growing – but they rarely deliver victory
Armed drones are increasingly being seen as a solution to security challenges in African conflicts.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Africa’s drone wars are growing – but they rarely deliver victory
Brendon J. Cannon on The Conversation
theconversation.com/africas-dron...
Brendon J. Cannon on The Conversation
theconversation.com/africas-dron...
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Join our 7th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 24 November.
Weather and climate information from the frontlines, insights from Wajir
Register in-person in Nairobi or online: lnkd.in/eEjhu88A
Weather and climate information from the frontlines, insights from Wajir
Register in-person in Nairobi or online: lnkd.in/eEjhu88A
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Join our 7th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 24 November.
Weather and climate information from the frontlines, insights from Wajir
Register in-person in Nairobi or online: lnkd.in/eEjhu88A
Weather and climate information from the frontlines, insights from Wajir
Register in-person in Nairobi or online: lnkd.in/eEjhu88A
“We fought as fighters, not as women”: women’s participation in ethnonational armed groups in #Ethiopia
By Hilina Berhanu Degefa
www.xcept-research.org/publication/...
By Hilina Berhanu Degefa
www.xcept-research.org/publication/...
"We fought as fighters, not as women": women's participation in ethnonational armed groups in Ethiopia - XCEPT
Ethnonational mobilisations — characterised by a strong sense of national and political identification, whether organised along ethnic, religious, or regional political identifications — tend to…
www.xcept-research.org
November 10, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“We fought as fighters, not as women”: women’s participation in ethnonational armed groups in #Ethiopia
By Hilina Berhanu Degefa
www.xcept-research.org/publication/...
By Hilina Berhanu Degefa
www.xcept-research.org/publication/...
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Please join for the Northeast Africa Forum's next seminar, 11 Nov, 4pm UK time.
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Please join for the Northeast Africa Forum's next seminar, 11 Nov, 4pm UK time.
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
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Oxford charity Asylum Welcome is asking residents to place an orange light in their window during the Oxford Light Festival, 14-16 November. The light represents compassion for people fleeing war and persecution and is inspired by the colours of a lifebelt.
November 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Oxford charity Asylum Welcome is asking residents to place an orange light in their window during the Oxford Light Festival, 14-16 November. The light represents compassion for people fleeing war and persecution and is inspired by the colours of a lifebelt.
Egypt underscores Red Sea sovereignty amid Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions
Egyptian minister’s statements are primarily directed at Ethiopia, which has been preparing to advance its maritime ambitions following the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
thearabweekly.com/egypt-unders...
Egyptian minister’s statements are primarily directed at Ethiopia, which has been preparing to advance its maritime ambitions following the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
thearabweekly.com/egypt-unders...
thearabweekly.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Egypt underscores Red Sea sovereignty amid Ethiopia-Eritrea tensions
Egyptian minister’s statements are primarily directed at Ethiopia, which has been preparing to advance its maritime ambitions following the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
thearabweekly.com/egypt-unders...
Egyptian minister’s statements are primarily directed at Ethiopia, which has been preparing to advance its maritime ambitions following the completion of the Grand Renaissance Dam.
thearabweekly.com/egypt-unders...
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People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
People will stop going to Oxford because of the congestion charge, they told us? 🤔
Please join for the Northeast Africa Forum's next seminar, 11 Nov, 4pm UK time.
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Please join for the Northeast Africa Forum's next seminar, 11 Nov, 4pm UK time.
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
Gedion Onyango (LSE) will present on:
'Gen Z protests and prospects for political change in Africa: A longitudinal analysis'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/46e...
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a must-read on this topic
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
The emergence of Amhara nationalism as a central political trend in Ethiopia can be dated to 2016. It soon gained considerable audience within the Amhara region and beyond. This article analyses a ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
a must-read on this topic
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
The emergence of Amhara nationalism as a central political trend in Ethiopia can be dated to 2016. It soon gained considerable audience within the Amhara region and beyond. This article analyses a ...
www.tandfonline.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
The ‘Wolqayt question’ from c. 2015 to the Tigray war: agrarian claims in Amhara nationalism
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Latest articles in JEAS:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📍 ⛴ From #Sudan’s war to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, land and #sea insecurities are now intertwined.
In my new piece for Orion Policy Institute, I explore why the Red Sea has become a strategic hinge of regional and #global #competition.
👉 orionpolicy.org/bridging-lan...
In my new piece for Orion Policy Institute, I explore why the Red Sea has become a strategic hinge of regional and #global #competition.
👉 orionpolicy.org/bridging-lan...
Bridging Land and Sea: Rethinking Security in the Red Sea Arena - Orion Policy Institute
The Red Sea has shifted from a central shipping lane to a strategically important area linking Africa, Arabia, the Indo-Pacific, and global powers. The
orionpolicy.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:32 AM
📍 ⛴ From #Sudan’s war to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, land and #sea insecurities are now intertwined.
In my new piece for Orion Policy Institute, I explore why the Red Sea has become a strategic hinge of regional and #global #competition.
👉 orionpolicy.org/bridging-lan...
In my new piece for Orion Policy Institute, I explore why the Red Sea has become a strategic hinge of regional and #global #competition.
👉 orionpolicy.org/bridging-lan...
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RVI is recruiting a Team Leader to head the Somali Dialogue Platform, a programme that provides research, analysis and technical support to strengthen inclusive political dialogue in #Somalia.
The role is based in Nairobi with regular travel to Somalia.
More about the role here: bit.ly/4oqAzXg
The role is based in Nairobi with regular travel to Somalia.
More about the role here: bit.ly/4oqAzXg
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 AM
RVI is recruiting a Team Leader to head the Somali Dialogue Platform, a programme that provides research, analysis and technical support to strengthen inclusive political dialogue in #Somalia.
The role is based in Nairobi with regular travel to Somalia.
More about the role here: bit.ly/4oqAzXg
The role is based in Nairobi with regular travel to Somalia.
More about the role here: bit.ly/4oqAzXg
Shifting to this (MOT derived) administrative approach would also facilitate allowing pricing to account for vehicle size/weight, it would seem.
Road pricing is so easy. We already take mileage at every MOT. Don't overthink it/
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Shifting to this (MOT derived) administrative approach would also facilitate allowing pricing to account for vehicle size/weight, it would seem.
Financial Times Visual investigation
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Financial Times Visual investigation
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
End of The Line: how Saudi Arabia’s Neom dream unravelled
Mohammed bin Salman’s utopian city was undone by the laws of physics and finance
ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...
Loving this juxtaposition in my timeline. Zohran's victory is a gift that just keeps giving (and @elliottdgreen.bsky.social is of course 100% correct).
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Loving this juxtaposition in my timeline. Zohran's victory is a gift that just keeps giving (and @elliottdgreen.bsky.social is of course 100% correct).
Admittedly more of a World Service than Radio 4 listener, but what is with Today programme hosts referring to Zohran Mamdani as 'radical Left' in election coverage today? His policies are fairly mainstream Left in European terms. Are Khan, Burnham or Hidalgo usually labelled 'radical' on Radio 4?
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Admittedly more of a World Service than Radio 4 listener, but what is with Today programme hosts referring to Zohran Mamdani as 'radical Left' in election coverage today? His policies are fairly mainstream Left in European terms. Are Khan, Burnham or Hidalgo usually labelled 'radical' on Radio 4?
Sudan civil war atrocities cast spotlight on UAE
Abu Dhabi has repeatedly been accused of arming the RSF paramilitaries behind bloody takeover of El Fasher on.ft.com/48XbBdm
Abu Dhabi has repeatedly been accused of arming the RSF paramilitaries behind bloody takeover of El Fasher on.ft.com/48XbBdm
Sudan civil war atrocities cast spotlight on UAE
Abu Dhabi has repeatedly been accused of arming the RSF paramilitaries behind bloody takeover of El Fasher
on.ft.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Sudan civil war atrocities cast spotlight on UAE
Abu Dhabi has repeatedly been accused of arming the RSF paramilitaries behind bloody takeover of El Fasher on.ft.com/48XbBdm
Abu Dhabi has repeatedly been accused of arming the RSF paramilitaries behind bloody takeover of El Fasher on.ft.com/48XbBdm
Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the USA, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy?
Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the USA, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this phenomenon. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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1. Excellent
2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.
3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.
3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK
Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
1. Excellent
2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.
3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.
3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Please join us for the Northeast African Forum, 28 October, 4pm UK time.
Dr Prince Guma will be presenting 'Digital scapes beyond capture? How resistance movements in Africa are shaping the way we think'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d2a...
Dr Prince Guma will be presenting 'Digital scapes beyond capture? How resistance movements in Africa are shaping the way we think'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d2a...
October 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Please join us for the Northeast African Forum, 28 October, 4pm UK time.
Dr Prince Guma will be presenting 'Digital scapes beyond capture? How resistance movements in Africa are shaping the way we think'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d2a...
Dr Prince Guma will be presenting 'Digital scapes beyond capture? How resistance movements in Africa are shaping the way we think'
*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration:
talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d2a...
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🚨Government ministers are visiting Oxford this morning to announce £120m funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. New stations will be built at Cowley and Littlemore, with a journey time of just 7 minutes into Oxford. Full story: oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branc...
Full steam ahead for Cowley Branch Line
Direct trains will run from Cowley and Littlemore to Oxford and London Marylebone, as the Government today announces £120m of funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers.
The funds will pa...
oxfordclarion.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
🚨Government ministers are visiting Oxford this morning to announce £120m funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. New stations will be built at Cowley and Littlemore, with a journey time of just 7 minutes into Oxford. Full story: oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branc...
Great news!
🚨Government ministers are visiting Oxford this morning to announce £120m funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers. New stations will be built at Cowley and Littlemore, with a journey time of just 7 minutes into Oxford. Full story: oxfordclarion.uk/cowley-branc...
Full steam ahead for Cowley Branch Line
Direct trains will run from Cowley and Littlemore to Oxford and London Marylebone, as the Government today announces £120m of funding to reopen the Cowley Branch Line to passengers.
The funds will pa...
oxfordclarion.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Great news!
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New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
The Risk of a New Ethiopian-Eritrean War Is Growing
Changing dynamics in Tigray could erode the current balance of uncertainty.
foreignpolicy.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New essay in Foreign Policy with Abel Abate D. on Eritrea-Ethiopia tensions. It covers the sources of mutual restraint thus far; some of the factors that are eroding this delicate balance; and what can be done to avert another war the Horn of Africa cannot afford.
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/21/e...
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BOOK LAUNCH | THE POLICE THE STATE AND THE CONGO COP
Join us on 30 Oct 2–4 PM EAT for a Zoom discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday police work in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
Join us on 30 Oct 2–4 PM EAT for a Zoom discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday police work in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
BOOK LAUNCH | THE POLICE THE STATE AND THE CONGO COP
Join us on 30 Oct 2–4 PM EAT for a Zoom discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday police work in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
Join us on 30 Oct 2–4 PM EAT for a Zoom discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday police work in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
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EVENT REPORT | ENHANCING THE ROLE OF BORDERLAND COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA’S FOREIGN POLICY
The report highlights how Ethiopia’s borderland communities shape relations with neighbours yet have long remained marginalized from foreign policy making.
Read more: bit.ly/479DFHQ
The report highlights how Ethiopia’s borderland communities shape relations with neighbours yet have long remained marginalized from foreign policy making.
Read more: bit.ly/479DFHQ
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
EVENT REPORT | ENHANCING THE ROLE OF BORDERLAND COMMUNITIES IN ETHIOPIA’S FOREIGN POLICY
The report highlights how Ethiopia’s borderland communities shape relations with neighbours yet have long remained marginalized from foreign policy making.
Read more: bit.ly/479DFHQ
The report highlights how Ethiopia’s borderland communities shape relations with neighbours yet have long remained marginalized from foreign policy making.
Read more: bit.ly/479DFHQ