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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 5h

No need for a moral panic about the welfare system - on.ft.com/4okzeRo via @FT

Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 6h

Please join the Northeast Africa Forum on 21 Oct:

Matthew Benson-Strohmayer (@lseechist.bsky.social) will present, 'Of Rule not Revenue: Rethinking fiscal governance and predatory peace in #Sudan and #SouthSudan'

*Hybrid event* Full details & webinar registration: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/638...

Event flyer for seminar, with speaker details and abstract for presentation: 'Of Rule not Revenue: Rethinking fiscal governance and predatory peace in Sudan and South Sudan'

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 16h

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

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 5d

Please help us kick off the Northeast Africa Forum on 14 Oct!

Tatiana Thieme (‪@uclgeography.bsky.social‬) will be discussing her new book, 'Hustle Urbanism: Making Life Work in Nairobi', with Sangwon Chae.

*Hybrid event*
Details & webinar registration info: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d4a...

Flyer with speaker & event details, book cover image & blurb

University of Minnesota Press flyer for Hustle Urbanism, including 30% Discount Code: FSS25
Order online at www.combinedacademic.co.uk

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 2d

Sudanese PM in Asmara. Things to keep an eye on...
www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/...

محللون يستبعدون مناقشة ملفات استراتيجية خلال زيارة كامل إدريس إلى أسمرا - Dabanga Radio TV Online

يرى محللون أن الزيارة التي يقوم بها رئيس الوزراء السوداني إلى أسمرا، تحمل طابعا بروتوكوليا أكثر من كونها تحركا سياسيا فعّالا.

https://www.dabangasudan.org/ar/all-news/article/محللون-يستبعدون-مناقشة-ملفات-استراتي

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

"Without a Face" (1996) is literally about the hardships undocumented immigrants go through, so it's not surprising Morello is against sending federal troops to protect ICE and deport immigrants.

The first lyric: "Got no card so I got no soul."

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 5d

Making my way through this collection. Appreciate @terrefebiruk.bsky.social's contribution, 'Beyond Polarization:
Rethinking “Multipolarity” in #Ethiopia’s Urban Space'. This is a nice point, in particular, on the limits of state-level units of analysis in a 'multipolar' context.

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 5d

Please help us kick off the Northeast Africa Forum on 14 Oct!

Tatiana Thieme (‪@uclgeography.bsky.social‬) will be discussing her new book, 'Hustle Urbanism: Making Life Work in Nairobi', with Sangwon Chae.

*Hybrid event*
Details & webinar registration info: talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/d4a...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 6d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 7d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Megatrends Afrika @megatrends-afrika.de · 7d

📢 New study alert!

Leverage and Limits: What African Actors Make of the New #Multipolarity explores how #Africa navigates a new world order.

18 authors, 8 chapters, and 1 deep dive into security, democracy, trade, infrastructure, minerals, digital policy and urban development. 🧵

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Norman Aselmeyer @aselmeyer.bsky.social · 8d

Here’s the term card for the Northeast Africa Forum in Oxford, a research seminar focused on the broader East Africa region. We meet on Tuesdays at 4 p.m., and most sessions are also held in hybrid format. @jasonmosley.bsky.social @mwangimwaura.bsky.social @terrefebiruk.bsky.social

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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 8d

Oxford Bus Co has announced more frequent bus services from November to coincide with the congestion charge coming into effect. The improvements mean Blackbird Leys and Cowley will have services to the city centre every 10 minutes, while Iffley Road gets a new night bus.

Oxford Bus Company 300 stops off for a quick half at the Wetherspoons

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 9d

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

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 10d

I'm quite appreciative of the FT's journalism, which is well worth the subscription costs, but this use of 'hard left' is joining 'wealth creator' in my business journalist jargon pet peeve bin.

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 10d

Some good points in this essay, but why echo and normalise the Maga-ish framing of 'hard left' for what is acknowledged in the essay as 'middle of the road'? America is not Europe, obviously, but this seems self-contradictory.

The rise of America’s hard left - on.ft.com/4h4lwjq

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 10d

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Ruth Hall @ruthhallplaas.bsky.social · 11d

What's driving land grabbing in the world today?

Our hot-off-the-press open access paper shows land grabbing is now shaped by:
1. geopolitics
2. financialization
3. climate policies

We set out why it matters, how people respond, and what's to be done @plaasuwc.bsky.social @tninstitute.bsky.social

The ‘return’ of land grabbing?

This introductory paper to the Special Forum on ‘The Return of Land Grabbing’ examines the evolving dynamics of land grabbing. We argue that land grabbing never disappeared but has persisted and tr...

www.tandfonline.com

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 11d

Really been a pleasure to see the Ethiopian Women Researchers Network (EWNET) take off this year, and to be working on these publications for RVI. Keep up with EWENT's reports here:
riftvalley.net/publication/...

Publications – Rift Valley Institute

RVI publishes books, research reports, research papers, briefings and meeting reports in a range of formats. Publications cover policy, research, arts, culture and local knowledge in the countries of…

riftvalley.net

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MSF Sea @msfsea.bsky.social · 12d

⚫️ 12 years ago, 368 people lost their lives in a tragic shipwreck off the coast of Lampedusa.

Preventable deaths at sea have not stopped. 25,470 people have gone missing in the central Mediterranean since 2014.

We must not forget.

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 13d

Like so many, I did not know Jane Goodall.

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 13d

XCEPT's September newsletter spotlights RVI’s six-year contribution.

Research across Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya and Eritrea shows how borderland life is shaped by wider political and economic forces.

Read here: bit.ly/3WgPjLZ

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 14d

Join EWNET Seminar III: Thinking the Contemporary Through the Urban Nexus Between Academic and Policy Research on Friday, 3 Oct 2025 at 2:30–5:00 PM EAT at IPSS Addis Ababa University.

RSVP here: forms.gle/kALZaKtKN7gy...

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Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 15d

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff
The reversal of firings is the latest defeat that the Trump administration has incurred in its effort to close down the federal news organization.

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff

www.nytimes.com

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Rift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 15d

NEW REPORT | THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN CONFLICT AND PEACEBUILDING AMONG THE BALANDA AND JURCHOL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL

Madelina John Juma on how cultural expressions influence conflict and peacebuilding in South Sudan—specifically song, dance and beadwork.

Full report: bit.ly/4gM5KcJ

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