South Sudan's Transnational Networks

The Rift Valley Institute published in March 2018 a study titled "The Role of Transnational Networks and Mobile Citizens in South Sudan's Global Community: A Pilot Study Focused on Melbourne and Juba" by Cedric Barnes, Freddie Carver, Santino Atem Deng, Gabriel Kiir, Nicki Kindersley, Rebecca Lorins and Sarah Maher.

The study takes a holistic approach to the dynamics of the South Sudanese transnational community and its impact within South Sudan. International migrations since the 1960s have created a global South Sudanese community that has been fundamental to the challenging process of forming a South Sudanese state. These networks have also undermined political and civil responsibility within South Sudan. The research confirms the extreme challenges faced by South Sudanese communities in their locations of displacement, in this case Australia.

Controversial Dam on Ethiopia's Omo River

Construction of the Gibe III Dam on Ethiopia's Omo River that feeds Lake Turkana in Kenya has raised a number of concerns by environmentalists and persons concerned with the displacement of Ethiopians who will be forced to move from their homes. For a brief summary of the controversy, see Peter Bosshard's comments here on 6 March 2012.

The Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority published a more detailed report in September 2011 titled Existing Challenges: Plantation Development versus Wildlife Conservation in the Omo-Tama-Mago Complex. Written by Cherie Enawgaw, Derbe Deksios and Girma Timer, it looks at the impact of the dam on wildlife, Omo National Park, Mago National Park and the Kuraz sugar cane project.