Reports

Mapping the refugee journey towards employment and entrepreneurship: Obstacles and opportunities for private sector engagement in refugee-hosting areas in Kenya

In recent years, a range of stakeholders has shown increasing interest in promoting private sector investment in Kenya’s refugee-hosting areas.

COVID-19 and forced immobility in the Horn of Africa

This paper will explore the nature of pandemic’s impact on mobility compared to the impact of other crises.

Borderland infrastructure and livelihoods: a review of implications for the development of formal border crossings in Mandera County, Kenya

This paper examines the impacts of the development of formal border crossings on the economy of borderlands, especially in remote, rural areas of Africa, where local people’s livelihoods often depend on informal cross-border trade and exchange.

A state-incorporated business: the migration economy along the Ethiopia–Sudan border town of Metema

The pattern of migration from Ethiopia to Sudan, through the Metema border town, has proved complex and is expanding, making it difficult for government bodies to control and manage.

Moving in contexts of environmental change: a rural–urban livelihoods perspective from Laikipia, Kenya

This paper explores physical movements, and the translocal connections that accompany them, through the perspective of rural–urban livelihoods in Laikipia County, Kenya.

Circular refugee returns between Kenya and Somalia: a rapid review

This review confirms that a significant number of Somali refugees who repatriate to Somalia through the VRP, or who make unassisted returns, subsequently return (sometimes multiple times) to Kenya.