Author Archives: Jason Mosley

The hydro-agricultural transformation of Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley: Challenges ahead

Horn of Africa Seminar University of Oxford | African Studies Centre | MT 2015 Panel discussion The hydro-agricultural transformation of Ethiopia’s lower Omo Valley Challenges ahead December 1 5:00 pm African Studies Centre* Oxford University Presentations This FDA approved medicine … Continue reading

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CFP: Eritrea & Rwanda

CALL FOR PAPERS: COMPARATIVE SYMPOSIUM Eritrea & Rwanda Post-liberation trajectories in comparative perspective 1-2 December 2014 Oxford University For Eritrea and Rwanda, 2014 has special significance for the ruling elites, which have dominated politics in both countries for the last … Continue reading

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Call for action: comparative analysis of youth responses to massive social engineering projects in Eritrea and Rwanda

On October 22, the Horn of Africa seminar at Oxford had an excellent presentation from Dr David Bozzini, a post-doctoral researcher at CUNY, entitled ‘The Catch 22 of Resistance: Political Discontent and Popular Theory of State Power in Eritrea’. David’s … Continue reading

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Rwanda under the RPF: post-conference reflection

It has been interesting in the last week or so to see some of the reaction to the conference that Phil Clark and I convened at SOAS on October 4-5, Rwanda under the RPF: Assessing Twenty Years of Post-Conflict Governance.  … Continue reading

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Nairobi attack: impacts & implications

Since the horrific attack on the Westgate mall in Nairobi, there has been a flood of coverage, with thorough analyses unfortunately few and far between.  I wanted to share a few things that I’ve found worthwhile to read in one … Continue reading

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UK remittances: Barclays and Somalia

In late June, it came to light that the UK bank Barclays was due to close the accounts of a range of Somali money transfer businesses (among other such transfer companies) during July.  This news produced a swift response from … Continue reading

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Rwanda under the RPF

CALL FOR PAPERS: CONFERENCE AND SPECIAL JOURNAL ISSUE Rwanda under the RPF: Assessing Twenty Years of Post-Conflict Governance   Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London 4 October 2013 In the nearly two … Continue reading

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New publications

The last couple of months were pretty busy, and I was pleased to see three reports make it into publication: A short case study on the varied impact of politics in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia on the ability to translate … Continue reading

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Post-Meles analysis

There’s some useful analysis emerging following Meles’s death. In no particular order, some pieces I found helpful/interesting: Mike Jennings at SOAS, on the African Arguments blog:  http://africanarguments.org/2012/08/21/meless-death-sparks-succession-planning-as-el-cid-rides-again-%E2%80%93-by-mike-jennings/ Richard Downie at CSIS in DC had some useful observations:  http://csis.org/publication/assessing-legacy-ethiopian-prime-minister-meles-zenawi Daniel Howden … Continue reading

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Meles’s Death: National and Regional Implications

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has died, ending weeks of intense speculation over his condition and throwing the country’s leadership into the next phase of an uncertain transition. A tense atmosphere in the country, especially in the capital, Addis Ababa, … Continue reading

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