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Ethiopia – COI

Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from Ethiopia. Dr Samuel A Bekalo Email: samuel@ayele90.freeserve.co.uk or samuelbekalo@hotmail.com Dr Samuel A Bekalo has conducted research and published widely on Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan. He has lived and worked in the region and regularly visits the area since the 1960s. He has written over 100 expert …

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Eritrea – COI

Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from Eritrea. For recent country of origin information for Eritrea, see: ‘ Still Human Still Here : Commentary on Eritrea’ and a new report to the UN Human Rights Council on human rights abuses within Eritrea. Dr Samuel A Bekalo Email: samuel@ayele90.freeserve.co.uk or samuelbekalo@hotmail.com Dr Samuel …

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Djibouti – COI

Samson A. Bezabeh Email: samson.bezabeh@gmail.com Samson A. Bezabeh, an anthropologist, is currently a visiting fellow at the Afrika-Studiecentrum, Leiden, the Netherlands. He was previously a post-doctoral fellow at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and has been affiliated with the University of Bergen where he completed his PhD in Social Anthropology. His research interests …

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Comoros – COI

Dr Iain Walker Email: walker@eth.mpg.de Iain Walker is a Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology. He has carried out doctoral research on mimesis, custom and belonging on the Comorian island of Ngazidja; since then he has worked on movements of people between the Comoros, Zanzibar and Hadramawt. His research interests are …

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Burundi – COI

Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from Burundi. Jean-Benoît Falisse Email: jean-benoit.falisse@qeh.ox.ac.uk Jean-Benoît Falisse is a D.Phil Candidate, University of Oxford. His research focuses on community governance of basic social services in Burundi and Eastern DR Congo. Prior to resuming his studies, he worked in Burundi as a researcher and a technical …

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China – COI

Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from China. Dr Elena Consiglio Email: elena.consiglio@unipa.it Elena Consiglio holds a PhD in Law from the University of Palermo. She knows about Chinese legal history and tradition, modernization and reform, and current legal practice. She has lived in China for over one year (2009-2010) and reads …

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Niger – COI

Dr Virginie Baudais Email: virginiebaudais@gmail.com Dr Virginie Baudais is a senior researcher with expertise in the Sahel and West Africa. She worked for two United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, as a Political Officer and she is currently conducting field research in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Her expertise includes development, governance, …

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DRC – COI

Click here to see the host countries of refugees originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo.  Mr Ben Rawlence Email: benrawlence@gmail.com Mr Rawlence is a Country of Origin expert on the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritea, and Somalia. He was formerly a Senior Researcher for Human Rights Watch for the Horn of Afric 2008-2013. He …

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Angola – COI

Dr Inge Amundsen Email: inge.amundsen@cmi.no Dr Inge Amundsen is a Norwegian political scientist and researcher focussing on political economy, democratization and human rights. His main country expertise is on Malawi, Bangladesh, Angola, and Nigeria, and his current research topics include parliaments, political parties, political corruption, civil society and informal political engagement. Amundsen has an extensive experience …

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Mali – COI

Dr Virginie Baudais Email: virginiebaudais@gmail.com Dr Virginie Baudais is a senior researcher with expertise in the Sahel and West Africa. She worked for two United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Côte d’Ivoire and Mali, as a Political Officer and she is currently conducting field research in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso. Her expertise includes development, governance, …

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