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6th June 2025

The impact of underfunded humanitarian assistance in Eastern...

Olivier Guiryanan, Virginie Baudais
Underfunding of the humanitarian response to crisis of Sudanese refugees in Chad is creating significant challenges for refugees, particularly women a...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Chad Migration Gender Borderlands

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

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

Blog

27th May 2025

Q&A with Dr. Costanza Torre, King’s College London

Dr Costanza Torre
Dr Costanza Torre is the lead researcher on the South Sudan branch of the Cross-Border Conflict Evidence, Policy and Trends (XCEPT) research programme...
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Uganda Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Migration Borderlands

Event

12th June 2025

Chatham House-XCEPT event: navigating protracted conflicts i...

Following the conclusion of the Chatham House XCEPT research initiative, this event unpacks key findings and explores how policymakers can better resp...
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Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent Extremism Transnational Flows Organised Crime Migration Governance Conflict Response Conflict Economies Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Blog

12th May 2025

The impact of trauma survey: breaking cycles of trauma and v...

Sam Hibbs
The role of trauma and mental health problems in driving continued violence, or in blocking reconciliation efforts, is under-researched.
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South Sudan Middle East and North Africa Lebanon Iraq Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour

Article

6th May 2025

Gravitating toward the Middle East: how Sudan’s changing reg...

Øystein H. Rolandsen, Antoni Sastre Bel
The involvement of regional actors in Sudan’s war indicates how Sudan has politically and strategically gravitated away from an African political cont...
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Sudan Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Event

24th June 2025

XCEPT Conference 2025 – Beyond borders: conflict responses i...

The XCEPT Conference 2025 will be held in London on 24-25 June by invitation only.
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South Asia and Southeast Asia Middle East and North Africa Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Transnational Flows Climate Change Borderlands

Blog

16th April 2025

From peacekeeping to proxy wars: gender violence in eastern ...

Annie Bunting, Heather Tasker, SOFEPADI
Multiple factions involved in the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are committing sexual and gender-based violence against displac...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Briefing paper

16th April 2025

From peacekeeping to proxy wars: impacts of the current conf...

Annie Bunting, Heather Tasker, SOFEPADI
The ongoing conflict has resulted in widespread forced displacement that has included alarming levels of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and s...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Violent and Peaceful Behaviour Conflict Dynamics

Blog

9th April 2025

Where are women’s voices in water and land management in Uga...

Resty Naiga
Uganda’s progressive approaches to refugee management and integration have rightly drawn praise; but there is room for improvement in engaging women r...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Gender Borderlands

Article

1st April 2025

Mechanisms of securitisation and counter-securitisation on t...

Patta Scott-Villiers
This community action research examines the mechanisms of securitisation and counter-securitisation that have affected the Karimojong and Turkana peop...
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Briefing paper

31st March 2025

Thinking about Borderlands: Observations and implications fr...

Observations derived from the XCEPT programme’s research, and thoughts on the future direction borderlands research might take.
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Horn of Africa and the Sahel Borderlands

Briefing paper

31st March 2025

Localisation of Research and Evidence Generation in Conflict...

Zaki Ullah, Pamela Combinido
Practical lessons and guidance from the X-Border Local Research Network (LRN)’s experience on supporting equitable, locally embedded research in fragi...
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Southeast Asia South Asia and Southeast Asia South Asia Sahel Middle East and North Africa Middle East Horn of Africa and the Sahel Horn of Africa Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

Article

31st March 2025

Navigating Violence and Negotiating Order in the Somalia–Ken...

Patta Scott-Villiers, Alastair Scott-Villiers, Action for Social and Economic Progress (ASEP)
Communities along the Somalia–Kenya border navigate a landscape of war. Over decades of conflict – including civil war, insurgency, and counterinsurge...
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Somalia Horn of Africa and the Sahel Governance Conflict Dynamics Borderlands

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