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Ken Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Africa in 2026: figuring out how to grow during hard tines >> open.substack.com/pub/kenopalo...

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Africa in 2026

The 11 trends/factors that will shape African affairs in 2026

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

We are happy to announce the call for papers for the third WhoGov Mini-Conference on Political Elites! It will be held on August 20-21st, 2026 in Oslo. We welcome research on political elites broadly understood and not just papers using WhoGov. You can find the call here: bit.ly/whogovminico...

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Angi Yoder-Maina, Phd 🇰🇪 @angiyo.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🚨 Report human rights violations to @KNCHR_Kenya: 📞 TOLL FREE: 0800 720 627 📱 SMS: 22359 💬 Social media platforms

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Nanjala @nanjala.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The final tally from today’s protests in #Kenya. All killed or injured by the police. (KNCHR is the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights).

At least 10 people killed, 29 injured, two abducted and 37 arrested across 17 counties during Saba Saba protests, KNHCR says.
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Leonor Oliveira Toscano @leoatoscano.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Wrapped up a wonderful week in Prague at #ECAS2025! This is the last conference of my PhD, which made it extra special. I presented work on women’s mobilisation of local peacebuilding institutions in Kenya. A great programme made even better by the excellent company of colleagues and friends.

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Leonor Oliveira Toscano @leoatoscano.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Delighted to see this out! Drawing on my interviews with peace committee members and research with @janakrause.bsky.social and Marika Miner, we reflect on Kenya's peacebuilding architecture. We argue that a narrow focus on electoral violence risks overlooking the ongoing threat of communal conflict.

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Ken Opalo @kopalo.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Two years of a totally avoidable catastrophe. The geopolitics of Sudan’s civil war: www.africanistperspective.com/p/the-geopol...

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The geopolitics of the war in Sudan

How external actors are prolonging the war and complicating potential avenues to a peaceful settlement

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Comfort Ero @comfortero.crisisgroup.org · 15/04/2025

Today Sudan enters its third year of war. As the world’s largest humanitarian crisis deepens, there are growing risks of the conflict escalating. Let’s hope the UK’s one day conference today focuses on how to stem the country’s destruction & fragmentation. www.crisisgroup.org/africa/horn-...

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Two Years On, Sudan’s War is Spreading | Crisis Group

After the Sudanese army recaptured Khartoum, many hoped that Sudan’s war would start winding down. Instead, as it enters its third year, the conflict is escalating and likely to expand in scope, unles...

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VIP Workshop @vipworkshop.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

The second meeting of the spring 2025 #VIPWorkshop series happens next week (3/27 @ 11am EST)! Leonor Oliveira Toscano (@leoatoscano.bsky.social) will present a paper on peace infrastructure in Kenya (w/discussant Blair Welsh @blairwelsh.bsky.social). (1/3)

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VIP Workshop @vipworkshop.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

The spring 2025 #VIPWorkshop series starts next week (2/20 @ 11am EST)! Join us virtually to discuss papers by Tosin Salau on civilian cooperation with militant groups, & Betul Ozturan (@betulozturan.bsky.social) on political violence in Turkey. Register at: georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 1/n

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: VIP | First Session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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𝙅𝙖𝙘🍩𝙗 𝙉𝙮𝙧𝙪𝙥 @jacobnyrup.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Do you research political elites and do you fancy a trip to Oslo on September 1-2, 2025? Then apply to the 𝘞𝘩𝘰𝘎𝘰𝘷 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘱 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴. The deadline is April 4th. We have funding, so we may be able to help finance your trip! You can find the call for papers here: bit.ly/WhoGovWorksh...

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Corinna Jentzsch @corinnajentzsch.com · 14/01/2025

JOB ALERT: I have two vacancies for fully-funded, 4 year PhD positions in my European Research Council Project “Countering Jihadi Insurgencies in Africa”; one on Nigeria, one on Mozambique. Closing date for applications 15 March 2025, start in Sept. 2025 www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/vacancies...

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PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions)

PhD Positions in Political Science/Conflict Studies/African Studies (two full-time positions, each 1.0 fte)The Institute of Political Science of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences invites ...

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