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โ€œBe My Guestโ€: Trust as Economic Capital in Sudanese Displacement | African Arguments Trust as a currency against displacement

africanarguments.org/2025/06/be-m...

30.06.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“New blog from the Sudan War series from Abdelmageed Yahya and Mari Norbakk

โžก๏ธ How Sudanese entrepreneurs are monetising social ties to survive and thrive in Cairoโ€™s informal economy

๐Ÿ‘‡Read the full blog via the link in comments

#KeepEyesOnSudan

30.06.2025 08:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why property tax reforms fail: Lessons from Tanzania

Read the full insight here ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.cmi.no/r/muqka

12.06.2025 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข New CMI Insight: Why property tax reforms fail?

๐ŸŒ Lessons from #Tanzania

โ“What's going wrong?

1๏ธโƒฃ Misalignment with broader public sector reforms
2๏ธโƒฃ Poor implementation
3๏ธโƒฃ Weak administrative systems
4๏ธโƒฃ Limited taxpayer engagement
5๏ธโƒฃ No long-term strategy

๐Ÿ“– Read the full insight below ๐Ÿ‘‡

#Tax

12.06.2025 09:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First CMI Global Fellowships CMIโ€™s first Global Fellowships โ€“ two fully funded, three-month academic residencies in Bergen, Norway, for early-career re...

๐ŸŒThis year we welcomed our first two Global Fellows to CMI ๐ŸŒ

โฌ‡๏ธRead more about Olga and Sourav's experiences via the link below:

๐Ÿ‘‰ www.cmi.no/r/global-fellows

05.06.2025 08:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The War for Recruits. A masked young man crosses a dangerous street as others crouch for cover.

The War for Recruits. A masked young man crosses a dangerous street as others crouch for cover.

๐Ÿ“ข New from our Sudanese Perspectives blog:

โžก๏ธ Taharqa Elnour explores how donor agendas and NGO frameworks reshaped Sudanโ€™s post-2019 transition, and how the resistance committees are reclaiming the narrative.

Read the full blog here - www.cmi.no/r/cnxax

#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan

03.06.2025 09:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Hjem - Bergen Global

More info here - bergenglobal.no @bergenglobal.bsky.social

22.05.2025 11:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Two great events at Bergen Global next week!

The reception of Ukrainian refugees in Europe
๐Ÿ“…Monday 26 May - 15:00

The impact of EU external migration policies on West Africa
๐Ÿ“…Tuesday 27 May - 09:00

๐Ÿ‘‡More information about both events via the link below

#Ukraine #Refugees #Migration #Africa #EU

22.05.2025 11:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"No Race, No Tribe" The December revolution's struggle for an inclusive national identity.

Protestors waving Sudanese flags.

"No Race, No Tribe" The December revolution's struggle for an inclusive national identity. Protestors waving Sudanese flags.

๐Ÿ“ข New post in our Sudanese Perspectives blog

โžก๏ธ During the December revolution, Sudanโ€™s youth took a united stand against racism. The war has fractured that unity, reigniting ethnic tensions.

Can the revolutionโ€™s vision still hold?

๐Ÿ‘‰ www.cmi.no/r/gvfic

#Sudan #Youth #KeepEyesOnSudan #EndRacism

19.05.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Call for consultant

Call for consultant

๐Ÿ“ข Consultancy opportunity on corruption risks in climate financing in Kenya ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช

We're looking for consultants to work on identifying and analysing corruption vulnerabilities within climate finance mechanisms in #Kenya.

See terms of reference ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.u4.no/call-for-con...

Apply by 26 May 2024.

14.05.2025 08:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Card. Call for consultant

Card. Call for consultant

๐Ÿ“ฃ Consultancy opportunity on anti-corruption and climate funds. Please re-share!

We are seeking consultants to contribute to a project assessing corruption vulnerabilities in multilateral climate funds.

See terms of reference ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.u4.no/call-for-con...

Apply by 20 May 2025.

05.05.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tax Compliance, VAT Revenues and Business Development in Tanzania (TaCoTa) The main objective of the project was to generate a better understanding of challenges related to (non-)compliance with the ...

More information from our most recent Tax project in Tanzania ๐Ÿ‘‡ www.cmi.no/projects/219...

12.05.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Great visit from the Tanzania Revenue Authority and Norwegian Tax Authority to CMI this week โ€“ sharing lessons on tax compliance, trust, and the digital economy. ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ“Š

Learn more about our work in Tanzania via the link below ๐Ÿ‘‡

#DigitalEconomy #Tanzania #Tax #Research #Norway #Bergen

12.05.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Proud to join global voices in Oslo marking 25 years of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace & Security this week.

Womenโ€™s voices must remain central to peace and security. #WPS #GenderEquality

09.05.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lots of events at @bergenglobal.bsky.social this week!

โžก๏ธTrump, anti-gender politics and academic freedom
โžก๏ธHow do we responsibly regulate AI?
โžก๏ธThe humanitarian impact of war on South Sudan
โžก๏ธWhat drives Russiaโ€™s violence against Ukraine?

#Trump #Russia #Ukraine #AI #Sudan #academicfreedom

05.05.2025 09:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The war for recruits: Co-optation and the soft-landing paradigm The youth in Sudan identified themselves as โ€˜revolutionariesโ€™. Born and raised under an authoritarian regime, they joined ...

๐Ÿ“ข New from the SNAC Project: โ€œThe War for Recruitsโ€

Taharqa Elnour unpacks how Sudanโ€™s youth sparked revolution in 2019 - only to face betrayal, a system that refused to fall, and later on, war.

Read more: www.cmi.no/publications...

#Sudan #KeepEyesOnSudan #youth

24.04.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fun, Violence, and Survival in Boko Haram While often framed as either victims or perpetrators, children within Boko Haram navigate a far more complex reality โ€“ one where...

New CMI Insight - โ€œFun, Violence, and Survival in Boko Haramโ€

Exploring the complex lives of children in the groupโ€”where violence coexists with moments of camaraderie.

Read more: www.cmi.no/publications...

#BokoHaram #conflict #violence

22.04.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฐ New Brief - Forced Displacement in Sudan ๐Ÿ“ฐ

Critical stories from those fleeing Khartoum and the massive challenges they have to overcome to get to safety.

Read the full brief here - www.cmi.no/r/biwpx

#Sudan #Displacement #HumanitarianCrisis #ForcedMigration #Research #KeepEyesOnSudan

08.04.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Breaking barriers: How Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Norway navigate financial exclusion Mohammedโ€™s story Mohammed, a 35-year-old Syrian refugee, arrived in Oslo in 2013 with his family. Determined to build a...

๐Ÿ“ขNew Blog Post: Breaking barriers: How Muslim immigrant entrepreneurs in Norway navigate financial exclusion.

Read more ๐Ÿ‘‰ www.cmi.no/r/quxuf

#immigration #finance #business #Norway #research

17.02.2025 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mediation dilemmas in Sudan โ€” the Jeddah and IGAD initiatives - Bergen Global

Come hear Munzoul Assal @cmi.no on the mediation efforts in Sudan and why they have not succeeded โžก๏ธ Thursday 13 Feb ๐Ÿ•ฆ 2:15 pm ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด here / zoom

10.02.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kan Trump stoppe krigen i Sudan? Krigen i Sudan blir stadig mer komplisert, og alle meklingsforsรธk har hittil strandet. Vil en ny amerikansk president kunne bidra til vรฅpenhvile og fred?

๐Ÿ“„ Attempts for mediation in the Sudan Civil War have so far failed, but does a new US administration offer any renewed hope for peace?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Former CMI Director Gunnar explores further in a new article in #panoramanyheter

๐Ÿ”— www.cmi.no/r/uhlxp

#Trump #KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan

31.01.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Scared, but still trying: stories of women activists working for peace in conflict areas in Sudan

๐Ÿ“„New CMI reflection from Reem Abbas explores the stories of courageous women working for peace in Sudanโ€™s conflict zones.

www.cmi.no/r/oziwm

#KeepEyesOnSudan #Sudan #Gender #GenderEquality

23.01.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump Vol. 2 vil ha konsekvensar for verdsutviklinga USA er den klart stรธrste gjevaren av bistand i verda, men det er uklart om det vil fortsette. Ein ting er likevel sikkert, Trump kjem ikkje til รฅ prioritere klima.

What will Trump 2.0 mean for the world and #development after he paused all US development assistance "for review" on his first day in office.

CMI's Arne Strand discusses more in his latest article for Panorama Nyheter.

๐Ÿ‘‰ www.panoramanyheter.no/arne-strand-...

NB: This article is in Norwegian

21.01.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Externalisation of migration policy and its complex consequences For years, European nations have sought to control migration flows before they reach European borders, often in cooperation with so-ca...

๐ŸŒIs Norway addressing migration while considering sustainable development - or merely outsourcing responsibility?

Read more in Cathrine Talleraas' latest article here - www.cmi.no/r/bpsbr

#migration #immigration #SDGs #Norway

17.01.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When Refuge is Home: Sudanโ€™s war-affected IDPs in Gedarif State, Eastern Sudan

๐ŸŒ Sudanโ€™s civil war has displaced nearly 11m people since 2023, straining local resources & communities.

New research from Adam Babekir and Lovise Aalen dives into the economic, social, and cultural impacts of the crisis.

๐Ÿ”—Read the full paper here - www.cmi.no/publications...

#KeepEyesOnSudan

14.01.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Anti-corruption measures are most common in comprehensive peace deals but rare in other negotiation stages. Find out how anti-corruption measures are utilised in peace agreement.

New U4 paper available at ๐Ÿ‘‰ u4.no/r/IS24-8

07.01.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why don't young people in Africa protest more? Some young people take part in pro-democracy protests, but overall, Africaโ€™s youth are not saving democracy, neither are they countering the deepening trend of autocratisation on the continent, writes...

Why donโ€™t young people in Africa protest more?

Some young people take part in pro-democracy protests, but overall, Africaโ€™s youth are not saving democracy, neither are they countering the deepening trend of autocratisation on the continent.

06.01.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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