Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Is 'local' always positive? Can a poem be historical evidence? What stands between women researchers and publication? These questions shaped the EWNET Review of Books Seminar, where authors traced the road from fieldwork to print, from access to slow reviews. Event summary: tinyurl.com/3u9kkebx 012
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Coffee earns Ethiopia billions and supports more than 15 million people. Yet smallholder farmers still see little benefit. Beyond the Beans follows the power behind that gap, from land and licences to patronage and illicit trade. Read the report: tinyurl.com/bdhwurzf 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyZecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Very strange, worrying development: a couple of loud explosions were heard in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa last night. It came a day after Ethiopian authorities announced a ban on any and all drone use in the capital, although they provided no explanation. Uncertainty as fighting rages on. 1298
Reposted by Jason MosleyZecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Updates: the Ethiopian army is in control of the city of Alamata, after 3 days of fierce fighting on the city's outskirts. At least 50 people in the city died, many from artillery strikes, per medical sources reached by the BBC. A strike that targeted the city's marketplace killed a dozen people.bbc.comEthiopia fighting escalates in Tigray killing 52 civilians in Alamata, medic tells the BBCThe deadly fighting has also spread to neighbouring regions, stranding tourists in Lalibela. 14934
Reposted by Jason MosleyBiruk Terrefe @terrefebiruk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"More than 3,000 Ethiopian troops are expected to begin pulling out in the coming days or weeks, according to people familiar with the matter who asked not to be identified as they’re not authorized to speak to the media." www.bloomberg.com/news/article...bloomberg.comEthiopia Plans Somalia Troop Pullout to Fight Rebels Back HomeEthiopia is planning to withdraw thousands of troops from neighboring Somalia as escalating fighting at home forces Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government to redirect military resources toward a widen... 111
Reposted by Jason MosleyThe Shipman Agency @shipmanagency.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Our client, the brilliant novelist Maaza Mengiste, has been named a MacArthur fellow! She joins our three other fellows: Reginald Dwayne Betts, Natalie Diaz, and Keeanga-Yamhatta Taylor. We are so proud of all of them!! www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...macfound.orgMaaza MengisteRevealing the human costs of political violence through a compelling blend of history, memory, and imagination. 1149
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Shipping disrupted. Hormuz closed. Sudan's war widening. What kind of order is emerging around the Red Sea, and at whose expense? A Region in Flux, with @arabreforminit.bsky.social, the Folke Bernadotte Academy and the Rift Valley Institute. Thu 1 Oct, 16:00 EAT Register: tinyurl.com/msp38msj 044
Reposted by Jason MosleyBiruk Terrefe @terrefebiruk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The digital war was pretty bad in 2020, but what is happening now clouds the information landscape even more. (1) Old footage from the 2020 war is being recycled (2) AI generated videos (3) sober analysts have all left the major platforms (X). www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...aljazeera.comAl Jazeera reports from near front line in Ethiopia’s Afar regionAl Jazeera reports from Ethiopia’s Afar region, where fighting has spread amid efforts to oust PM Abiy Ahmed. 021
Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The insinuation of AI into scholarly publishing from so many angles - can authors avoid their unpublished work being processed by LLMs? Even if reviewers behave ethically & editors refrain from using AI detection tools (also AI), some publishers are giving AI platforms access to their back end. 1/2 110
Reposted by Jason MosleyMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Journals should now probably be requiring peer reviewers to sign statements that they will not upload submissions they're reviewing into any external AI platform; wondering if any editorial boards are discussing this currently 69826
Reposted by Jason MosleyAdanedhel🌹 @danielwaweru.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Conceding the right's premiss that the presence of non-Whites is a problem, then conceding that it's fine to hold non-White citizens hostage to enforce policy preferences against a multiracial society *and* doing it explicitly for those reasons is just base and self-defeating. And yet here we are. 021
Reposted by Jason MosleyZecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 26/09/2026RE: AIRSTRIKES Two reports highlighting aerial crimes vis a vis the new conflict in Ethiopia were published today. First, @hrw.org looked at visual evidence into the Aug 20th Ethiopian airstrike that injured a dozen civilians in the city of Mekele and found no valid military targets.hrw.orgEthiopia: Indiscriminate Airstrike in TigrayAn apparent Ethiopian government airstrike on a residential compound in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region on August 20, 2026, should be investigated as a possible war crime, Human Rights Watch said to... 12621
Reposted by Jason MosleyComfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 25/09/2026🚨Latest on Ethiopia: Beyond the risk of setting off an unpredictable spiral, a major escalation could push fighting close to the Ethiopia-Eritrea border, creating the potential for interstate conflict. www.crisisgroup.org/stm/africa/e...crisisgroup.orgArresting the Dangerous Descent Back into War in Northern Ethiopia | International Crisis GroupLong-simmering tensions have turned to large-scale fighting after armed opposition groups in Tigray, Amhara and Afar launched a multi-pronged offensive against Ethiopian government forces. It is not t... 012
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 23/09/202625 years after RVI was founded, knowledge grounded in the experiences, perspectives and realities of people in the region remains as important as ever. As we mark #RVI25, we reflect on why locally grounded knowledge matters for the future. Read: tinyurl.com/RVI25Narrative 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412113716067
Reposted by Jason MosleyECFR MENA @ecfrmena.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🗞️"The Red Sea is one of the key areas where Emirati ambitions collide with regional rivals, including increasingly Saudi Arabia", writes @cinziabianco.bsky.social in her @ecfr.eu policy brief on UAE's strategic shift after the Iran war. Read the policy brief here 👉️ buff.ly/GDCU22X 013
Reposted by Jason MosleyJustin Pearce @justinpearce.bsky.social · 20/09/2026More here on the disappearance of Micah Reddy. Good to read here that the South African government is on the case. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...dailymaverick.co.zaTop SA investigative journalist goes missing in DjiboutiSouth African investigative journalist Micah Reddy has not been heard from since midday on Saturday.… 084
Reposted by Jason MosleyChatham House Africa @africaprog.bsky.social · 18/09/2026📌 | Exciting opportunity for a researcher with expertise in #WestAfrica to join @chathamhouse.org’s Africa Programme team! Learn more and apply: careers.chathamhouse.org/jobs/8389579... 004
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Why does good policy fail to translate into change on the ground for pastoralists? RVI's Head of Programmes, Michael Odhiambo, explores this in a presentation for the Centre for Research and Development in Drylands on the gap between policy and practice. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qduNVzAPZZsyoutube.comPastoralism and Policy; Is Good Policy Enough? | CRDD Plenary discussion by Michael Odhiambo.YouTube video by Centre for Research and Development in Drylands 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 15/09/202625 years of making local knowledge work, new research on Ethiopia’s coffee economy, Somali diaspora humanitarianism & analysis across RVI’s network. Catch up on the latest from RVI in our September newsletter: Read: tinyurl.com/RVINewslette... Subscribe: tinyurl.com/RVINewsletter 001
Reposted by Jason MosleyNanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Sishuwa’s own government has cancelled his passport because of his work as an academic critical of the state. If it’s available to you please consider signing this petition demanding that the Hichilema administration restore Sishuwa’s passport. c.org/sQv8rKMMFMc.orgSign the PetitionOverturn the cancellation of the passports of Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa and other Zambians 048
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 14/09/2026RVI began in the middle of a war. Co-founders John Ryle and Jok Madut Jok encountered a crisis few outsiders could reach or document. Their decision to investigate helped set RVI in motion. Listen to the full story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYH... Explore RVI@25: rvi25.riftvalley.net #RVI25 022
Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026OK, I know it's Sunday, and it's not really the salient thing about this (good news) story, but *that's* the photo of Rayner they chose? What's going on @FT? Genuinely good news: Angela Rayner suggests political donations cap on table after Reform’s £72mn boost - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 010
Reposted by Jason MosleyAshmolean Museum, Oxford @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social · 13/09/2026This atmospheric watercolour is by John Sell Cotman who was born in Norwich in 1782. Although largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Cotman is now considered to be one of the most distinctive British 19th-century watercolourists and the leading artist of the ‘Norwich School’. 27617
Reposted by Jason MosleyReader of Banned Books @readerofbannedbook.bsky.social · 26/11/2024 14065481720393
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What gets missed when we understand humanitarianism mainly through formal aid systems? A special issue of @AfricaSpectrum explores #Somali #diaspora humanitarianism, guest edited by Nauja Kleist and RVI Executive Director Mark Bradbury. Read more: tinyurl.com/mtrenxhr 🧵 1/2 113
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026CALL FOR APPLICATIONS RVI’s Peace Research Facility invites applications from graduate students, early-career researchers and policy practitioners under 35 to explore nationalism, belonging and political community in Ethiopia. Apply: tinyurl.com/n68ehec2 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Making local knowledge work is a long-term practice. John Ryle, co-founder of the Rift Valley Institute, reflects on the ideas that shaped RVI, what has sustained its work over 25 years and why locally grounded knowledge still matters. Watch the full conversation: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWYH... 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Eight books. 65+ participants. One day of lively reading, debate and exchange. On 4 September, authors, reviewers, researchers and early career scholars gathered at Addis Ababa University for the first ever #EWNET Review of Books Seminar. #Ethiopia #Research 🧵1/4 111
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Coffee is more than a commodity. It is deeply connected to livelihoods, markets, governance and conflict. Our latest report examines the political economy of coffee in the Sidama–Gedeo–Guji belt of southern Ethiopia. Read more: tinyurl.com/8ebtxt75 032
Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggery A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse Stephen Bush giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comLabour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggeryA government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse 011
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Today we launch RVI@25. This year marks 25 years since RVI was founded in August 2001. Over the next year, we’ll reflect on 25 years of research, education and training, public dialogue, culture and heritage. rvi25.riftvalley.net #RVI25 #MakingLocalKnowledgeWork 033
Reposted by Jason MosleyJohn Walton @thatjohn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026this second session being impossible to schedule is the most D&D thing you could possibly imagine 3483372486
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Amid Sudan’s worsening conflict, Sudanese civilians are finding new ways to build pathways to peace. Join RVI and the Global Centre for Pluralism in Nairobi on 10 September to launch the Global Pluralism Monitor: Sudan and discuss civil society, pluralism and peace. Details: tinyurl.com/3vzzwhk7 021
Jason Mosley @jasonmosley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Looking forward to reading this report from some serious researchers. There is much froth around this topic (especially around Eritrea & Somali piracy/Shabaab), so a sober/nuanced analysis is welcome. 010
Reposted by Jason MosleyHaroon Akram-Lodhi @ahakram-lodhi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Just published and open access: The Palgrave Handbook on Decolonizing International Affairs International affairs/global studies remains pervasively rooted in the Western-centric view of the world. This book provides essential readings about the field as a whole link.springer.com/book/10.1007...link.springer.comThe Palgrave Handbook on Decolonizing International AffairsThis open access book provides essential readings on decolonizing international affairs (IA), helping to reshape the teaching of IA 183
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 19/08/2026NEW BLOG | RVI RESEARCH FEATURED IN JEAS SPECIAL COLLECTION Explore a new special collection of the Journal of Eastern African Studies, @jeasjournal.bsky.social, featuring RVI research on how religion, ethnicity and politics intersect in urban conflict in Ethiopia. Read more: tinyurl.com/34256ysf 021
Reposted by Jason MosleyThe New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026🎧 In this #RethinkingHumanitarianism episode, Abdihakim Ainte, a senior Somali government official, outlines his vision for a Somali-state led humanitarian response – one in which aid dependence gives way to mutually beneficial trade. Listen here ⬇️ bit.ly/4zrW6onthenewhumanitarian.orgRethinking Humanitarianism | Somalia’s plan to break free from aid dependenceCountries like Somalia are reeling from “cataclysmic” aid cuts. Could it also be the defining moment that shifts them away from aid dependence? 031
Reposted by Jason MosleyZecharias Zelalem @zekuzelalem.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My latest for the Middle East Eye: a recent deal by a Canadian mining company to sell a stake in its assets grants a Chinese state company with UAE state shareholders partial ownership of an Ethiopian gold mine near Sudan's warzone. Emirati gold smuggling has fueled RSF bloodshed in Sudan for years.middleeasteye.netUAE-backed Chinese company acquires stake in Ethiopian gold mine near Sudan war zoneDeal between Canada's Allied Gold and China's Zijin includes gold site on Sudan-Ethiopia border 13024
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026VACANCY We are looking to hire an Operations, Grants and Procurement Officer to support the Somali Dialogue Platform with grants, procurement, political engagement and task order activities. Must have the right to work in #Somalia. Apply: tinyurl.com/yuv2vh9u 001
Reposted by Jason MosleyAnt Breach @antbreach.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It would be a terrible shame if this resource was lost for want of an archive - this stuff is still of major interest to policymakers today and is a crucial part of the social history that made the Britain of today (HT @municipaldreams.bsky.social ) 24152
Reposted by Jason MosleyOxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A barrier to prevent parking on National Cycle Route 5 at Isis Bridge, which carries Oxford's southern bypass over the Thames, will be installed later this year. Cllr Anna Railton (Lab, Hinksey Park) said 'Hopefully this will be the end of people driving up and parking on the ring road cycle path'. 1435
Reposted by Jason MosleyFemi and the Foundation @femiandfoundation.bsky.social · 18/08/2026goes even harder now tbh. especially Ladybug Mecca's verse www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1D...youtube.comDigable Planets Perform “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” Live | Cadillac ChroniclesYouTube video by CadillacChroniclesTV 29420
Reposted by Jason MosleyYvan Guichaoua @yguichaoua.bsky.social · 17/08/2026This is a very cool call for papers. Please sharethink.taylorandfrancis.comWhat Remains: The Afterlives of Conflict FieldworkThe collection invites contributions that reflect on the multiple afterlives of conflict fieldwork and their implications for knowledge production. 012
Reposted by Jason MosleyHoward French @hofrench.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I have little patience for newspaper or opinion videos, but this, by @jamellebouie.net is worth a few minutes of your time. www.youtube.com/watch?v=46tp...youtube.comThe pundits have completely lost the plotYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 25419
Reposted by Jason MosleyAveek Bhattacharya @aveek18.bsky.social · 13/08/2026"Academics have lost sight of their historical purpose: training clerics" 413120
Reposted by Jason MosleyElectoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Electoral reform needs a process that can bring people together. A time-limited National Commission could give voters and experts the space to examine First Past the Post and set out the alternatives. We need to reach 100,000 names - Sign today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral systemI ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led… 35961
Reposted by Jason MosleyLaura Hammond @laurahammond.bsky.social · 12/08/2026This is so awesome. Just another reason that kids are our future. 001
Reposted by Jason MosleyRift Valley Institute @rvinews.bsky.social · 12/08/2026The latest from the Rift Valley Institute; a research exchange in Jigjiga, #Ethiopia, new podcast episodes, and two new studies on Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Read the August newsletter: tinyurl.com/RVINewslette... Subscribe to our mailing list: tinyurl.com/RVINewsletter 011