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Research report

20th August 2025

Life on the line: stability and livelihood challenges in the...

Kars de Bruijne, Aneliese Bernard, Grace Ellis, Andrew Lebovich
Communities in the borderlands of Coastal West Africa are part of a complex cross-border socio-economic network, one that is threatened by both violen...
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Togo Mali Ghana Côte d’Ivoire Burkina Faso Violent Extremism Migration Conflict Economies Borderlands

Research report

13th August 2025

‘This caused our journey’: the relationship between sexual a...

Josephine Chandiru Drama, Badradin Elizeo Abdalla, Pamela Imma Lindrio, Richard Stephen Oneka, Lilian Sule Mazira, Onyango Galdine Loyda, C. Ashton Drew, Heather Tasker, Sabine Lee, Susan Bartels
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a significant issue in the context of armed conflict and migration. The ongoing conflict in Sudan has led t...
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

13th August 2025

SGBV patterns and risks in South Sudan-Sudan’s repeated cros...

Sabine Lee, Badradin Elizeo Abdalla, Susan Bartels, Josephine Chandiru Drama, Pamela Imma Lindiro, Onyango Galdine Loyda, Lilian Sule Mazira, Richard Stephen Oneka, Heather Tasker
This brief examines the extent and patterns of SGBV currently occurring on both sides of the Sudan/South Sudan border, and how these are influenced by...
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Sudan South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

24th July 2025

Healthcare access challenges among Myanmar refugees in India

Sneha Krishnan, Mary L Songate, Sweta Sen, Lalchhanhima
Refugee women face financial and logistical barriers to healthcare access, further compounding the extensive challenges they already face.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar India Migration Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Working paper

23rd July 2025

Cattle Wahala: the political economy of cattle rustling in c...

Kars de Bruijne, James Courtright
Addressing the political economy of cattle rustling and smuggling between Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Togo.
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Togo Horn of Africa and the Sahel Ghana Burkina Faso Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Working paper

23rd July 2025

A political economy analysis of fuel smuggling between Ghana...

Aneliese Bernard
Fuel smuggling in Ghana and Burkina Faso is a high volume, cross-border activity with both licit and illicit aspects that are intrinsically linked to ...
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Ghana Burkina Faso Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

16th July 2025

Centring local communities in borderland governance

Laura Collins
Local communities in borderlands develop formal and informal agreements to manage their borders, address issues affecting cross-border relations, and ...
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Sudan South Sudan Sahel Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Central African Republic Migration Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

16th July 2025

Recognising the Local in Borderland Governance

Laura Collins
Borderland governance is an ongoing process. Cross-border dynamics require continual management, and local borderland agreements are an integral featu...
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Sudan South Sudan Sahel Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Central African Republic Migration Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

24th June 2025

Working in fragile and conflict-affected border areas

Nathan Shea, Tabea Campbell Pauli
Key findings for policymakers and practitioners from seven years of the XCEPT Local Research Network.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Research report

16th June 2025

Why peacebuilding fails and what to do about it

Renad Mansour, Mark White
As geopolitical fragmentation deepens, conflicts are increasing in complexity and number, and internationalising in new ways as states, armed groups, ...
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Sudan Middle East and North Africa Libya Iran Transnational Flows Organised Crime Migration Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

6th June 2025

The impact of conflict and displacement on Sudanese refugee ...

Marie Riquier, Prisca Nandoumabe
Women and children, who make up 89 per cent of new arrivals in Chad, endure dire living conditions in the camps and face critical challenges in meetin...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Migration Gender Borderlands

Article

2nd June 2025

Myanmar’s Northern Borderlands: the humanitarian aid crisis ...

Dan Seng Lawn, Tabea Campbell Pauli, Naruemol Tuenpakdee, Hkawng Yang Madang
Kachin State, along Myanmar’s border with China, is experiencing high levels of conflict since the military-led takeover of government in February 202...
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Myanmar Migration

Article

28th May 2025

‘Killing is part of their life’: the men raised on violence ...

Heidi Riley
XCEPT programme researchers interviewed hundreds of people in South Sudan to understand the role that conflict-related trauma plays in influencing who...
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South Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Research report

22nd May 2025

The gendered dimensions of conflict: impacts in the borderla...

Anna Strachan, Albert Mulli, Marius Calu
The armed conflict in northern Mozambique has profound gendered impacts that are deeply intertwined with cross-border dynamics between Mozambique and ...
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Mozambique Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

22nd May 2025

The gendered dimensions of conflict in the borderlands betwe...

Anna Strachan, Marius Calu
This policy brief presents key findings and policy implications on the gendered dimensions of conflict in the Mozambique – Tanzania borderlands. ...
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Mozambique Gender Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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