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Sudan’s peace deals have repeatedly fallen short and left core issues unresolved. Join RVI and the Sudan Norway Academic Collaboration on 6 December for a hybrid forum exploring new approaches to peacemaking shaped by Sudanese voices.
Register: bit.ly/4pPeMco
Register: bit.ly/4pPeMco
December 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sudan’s peace deals have repeatedly fallen short and left core issues unresolved. Join RVI and the Sudan Norway Academic Collaboration on 6 December for a hybrid forum exploring new approaches to peacemaking shaped by Sudanese voices.
Register: bit.ly/4pPeMco
Register: bit.ly/4pPeMco
‘What we are facing is not just a momentary downturn in funding but a structural change in the aid system itself… local actors and first responders are stepping in to meet the humanitarian needs of their people.’
David Deng, Managing Director, Detrco
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David Deng, Managing Director, Detrco
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December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
‘What we are facing is not just a momentary downturn in funding but a structural change in the aid system itself… local actors and first responders are stepping in to meet the humanitarian needs of their people.’
David Deng, Managing Director, Detrco
bit.ly/KampalaResol...
David Deng, Managing Director, Detrco
bit.ly/KampalaResol...
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VACANCY | Programme Officer, Somali Dialogue Platform (SDP)
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
VACANCY | Programme Officer, Somali Dialogue Platform (SDP)
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
VACANCY | Programme Officer, Somali Dialogue Platform (SDP)
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
VACANCY | Programme Officer, Somali Dialogue Platform (SDP)
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
RVI is recruiting a Programme Officer to support strategy, analysis, coordination and delivery of the SDP in Mogadishu.
Open to Somali nationals or those eligible to work in Somalia.
Apply: bit.ly/49KFj5P
New XCEPT report by Hilina Berhanu Degefa on women’s participation in Ethiopia’s ethnonational armed groups.
Completed through the Women Researchers Fellowship in the X-Border Local Research Network, where RVI is a core partner.
Read here: tinyurl.com/w8dupaah
Completed through the Women Researchers Fellowship in the X-Border Local Research Network, where RVI is a core partner.
Read here: tinyurl.com/w8dupaah
"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 flatt...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
New XCEPT report by Hilina Berhanu Degefa on women’s participation in Ethiopia’s ethnonational armed groups.
Completed through the Women Researchers Fellowship in the X-Border Local Research Network, where RVI is a core partner.
Read here: tinyurl.com/w8dupaah
Completed through the Women Researchers Fellowship in the X-Border Local Research Network, where RVI is a core partner.
Read here: tinyurl.com/w8dupaah
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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
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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
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The November edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Explore the latest updates and insights from across the region: bit.ly/4nIs099
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The November edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Explore the latest updates and insights from across the region: bit.ly/4nIs099
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The November edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Explore the latest updates and insights from across the region: bit.ly/4nIs099
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The November edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Explore the latest updates and insights from across the region: bit.ly/4nIs099
Not subscribed yet? Sign up here to stay informed: bit.ly/45zBZGI
Explore the latest updates and insights from across the region: bit.ly/4nIs099
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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
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
Happening now: Book Launch of 'The Police, the State and the Congo Cop.'
Featuring the author Michel Thill, with Judith Verweijen, Patrick Gathara & Henry-Pacifique Mayala.
Join on Zoom: bit.ly/4qEYh3O
Featuring the author Michel Thill, with Judith Verweijen, Patrick Gathara & Henry-Pacifique Mayala.
Join on Zoom: bit.ly/4qEYh3O
October 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Happening now: Book Launch of 'The Police, the State and the Congo Cop.'
Featuring the author Michel Thill, with Judith Verweijen, Patrick Gathara & Henry-Pacifique Mayala.
Join on Zoom: bit.ly/4qEYh3O
Featuring the author Michel Thill, with Judith Verweijen, Patrick Gathara & Henry-Pacifique Mayala.
Join on Zoom: bit.ly/4qEYh3O
Join the EWNET Seminar III on 30 Oct, 2:30–5:00 PM at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University for a discussion on gendered wage labour in Ethiopia’s floriculture, textile and service sectors.
RSVP here - bit.ly/47Lg5Td
RSVP here - bit.ly/47Lg5Td
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Join the EWNET Seminar III on 30 Oct, 2:30–5:00 PM at the Institute for Peace and Security Studies, Addis Ababa University for a discussion on gendered wage labour in Ethiopia’s floriculture, textile and service sectors.
RSVP here - bit.ly/47Lg5Td
RSVP here - bit.ly/47Lg5Td
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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
RVI is partnering with the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society on the JUSTHIS project from 2026.
The project offers a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship on History Education for Reconciliation and Justice – Difficult History in Divided Societies.
Apply: bit.ly/4hpO3zX
The project offers a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship on History Education for Reconciliation and Justice – Difficult History in Divided Societies.
Apply: bit.ly/4hpO3zX
PhD fellowship within the project JUSTHIS – History education for reconciliation and Justice (288377) | MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society
Job title: PhD fellowship within the project JUSTHIS – History education for reconciliation and Justice (288377), Employer: MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Deadline: Wednesday, December 10, 2025
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October 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
RVI is partnering with the MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society on the JUSTHIS project from 2026.
The project offers a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship on History Education for Reconciliation and Justice – Difficult History in Divided Societies.
Apply: bit.ly/4hpO3zX
The project offers a fully funded 3-year PhD Fellowship on History Education for Reconciliation and Justice – Difficult History in Divided Societies.
Apply: bit.ly/4hpO3zX
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
Shadow State and the politics of community land reform in Kenya’s northern wildlife frontier
Dr Achiba Gargule from Feinstein International Center
speaks at our 6th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 22 October.
Join in-person in Nairobi or online: jameelobservatory.org/padd6/
Dr Achiba Gargule from Feinstein International Center
speaks at our 6th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 22 October.
Join in-person in Nairobi or online: jameelobservatory.org/padd6/
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Shadow State and the politics of community land reform in Kenya’s northern wildlife frontier
Dr Achiba Gargule from Feinstein International Center
speaks at our 6th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 22 October.
Join in-person in Nairobi or online: jameelobservatory.org/padd6/
Dr Achiba Gargule from Feinstein International Center
speaks at our 6th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 22 October.
Join in-person in Nairobi or online: jameelobservatory.org/padd6/
BOOK LAUNCH | THE POLICE, THE STATE AND THE CONGO COP
Join us on 30 Oct for a discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday policework in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
2–4 PM EAT | Zoom Webinar
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
Join us on 30 Oct for a discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday policework in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
2–4 PM EAT | Zoom Webinar
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
BOOK LAUNCH | THE POLICE, THE STATE AND THE CONGO COP
Join us on 30 Oct for a discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday policework in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
2–4 PM EAT | Zoom Webinar
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
Join us on 30 Oct for a discussion on Michel Thill’s new book exploring everyday policework in the DRC and what it reveals about statehood and reform.
2–4 PM EAT | Zoom Webinar
Register: bit.ly/4q91hVX
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
NEW REPORT | WOMEN IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN ETHIOPIA
This EWNET study by Firehiwot Sintayehu and Netsanet Gebremichael finds women face mobility, stereotype and network barriers at Addis Ababa University.
Read report: bit.ly/3Jahyck
This EWNET study by Firehiwot Sintayehu and Netsanet Gebremichael finds women face mobility, stereotype and network barriers at Addis Ababa University.
Read report: bit.ly/3Jahyck
October 15, 2025 at 6:11 AM
NEW REPORT | WOMEN IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES IN ETHIOPIA
This EWNET study by Firehiwot Sintayehu and Netsanet Gebremichael finds women face mobility, stereotype and network barriers at Addis Ababa University.
Read report: bit.ly/3Jahyck
This EWNET study by Firehiwot Sintayehu and Netsanet Gebremichael finds women face mobility, stereotype and network barriers at Addis Ababa University.
Read report: bit.ly/3Jahyck
The October edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Catch up on the latest from across the region: bit.ly/4pZQ2Ps
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Catch up on the latest from across the region: bit.ly/4pZQ2Ps
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October 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The October edition of the RVI Newsletter is out now!
Catch up on the latest from across the region: bit.ly/4pZQ2Ps
Not subscribed yet? Stay updated by signing up here: bit.ly/45zBZGI
Catch up on the latest from across the region: bit.ly/4pZQ2Ps
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NEW REPORT | IDDIR IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH IN ETHIOPIA
The latest EWNET seminar explored how iddir can inform policy, civic engagement and theory-making grounded in local experience.
Read the report: bit.ly/42uGG4a
The latest EWNET seminar explored how iddir can inform policy, civic engagement and theory-making grounded in local experience.
Read the report: bit.ly/42uGG4a
October 6, 2025 at 12:47 PM
NEW REPORT | IDDIR IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES RESEARCH IN ETHIOPIA
The latest EWNET seminar explored how iddir can inform policy, civic engagement and theory-making grounded in local experience.
Read the report: bit.ly/42uGG4a
The latest EWNET seminar explored how iddir can inform policy, civic engagement and theory-making grounded in local experience.
Read the report: bit.ly/42uGG4a
Learning for Impact | Local knowledge shapes better decisions. Since 2004 RVI courses have trained thousands with the context, analytical tools and networks to tackle complex challenges.
Learn about RVI’s Education Programme: riftvalley.net/courses/
Learn about RVI’s Education Programme: riftvalley.net/courses/
October 2, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Learning for Impact | Local knowledge shapes better decisions. Since 2004 RVI courses have trained thousands with the context, analytical tools and networks to tackle complex challenges.
Learn about RVI’s Education Programme: riftvalley.net/courses/
Learn about RVI’s Education Programme: riftvalley.net/courses/
Do water interventions lead to more resilience in drylands?
At our 5th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 9 October, Jackson Wachira and Nancy Balfour explain 'the mixed resilience outcomes of water interventions in the Horn of Africa drylands'
jameelobservatory.org/padd5
At our 5th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 9 October, Jackson Wachira and Nancy Balfour explain 'the mixed resilience outcomes of water interventions in the Horn of Africa drylands'
jameelobservatory.org/padd5
October 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Do water interventions lead to more resilience in drylands?
At our 5th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 9 October, Jackson Wachira and Nancy Balfour explain 'the mixed resilience outcomes of water interventions in the Horn of Africa drylands'
jameelobservatory.org/padd5
At our 5th 'pastoralism & drylands development' seminar on 9 October, Jackson Wachira and Nancy Balfour explain 'the mixed resilience outcomes of water interventions in the Horn of Africa drylands'
jameelobservatory.org/padd5