News Archives - Advancing Indigenous and Refugee Knowledge and Engagement in Management of Migration in Africa (AIReKEMA) /airekema/category/news/ 杏吧原创 University Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:20:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.7 AIReKEMA grant release /airekema/2026/airekema-grant-release/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:01:13 +0000 /airekema/?p=123 Further information on the grant release can be found here.

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AIReKEMA grant release

Published on August 25, 2026

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AIReKEMA secured grant from the . The grant was awarded to 杏吧原创 researchers helping to promote peace and cooperation in border areas and refugee communities across Africa. One of the AIReKEMA’s principal investigators at 杏吧原创, Prof. Samuel Ojo Oloruntoba, said the following:

By the end of three years, the project will have established a new community of practice including 36 fellows, 36 research assistants and 300 researchers working with community, policy and academic partners to sustain the newly established approaches to governance, peacebuilding and development in border areas

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]]> AIReKEMA Announces 2026 Fellowship Cohort /airekema/2026/airekema-announces-2026-fellowship-cohort/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:48:05 +0000 /airekema/?p=120 A significant volume of applications were received for the Fellowship and the selection process was highly competitive. We thank all those who applied. The AIReKEMA project is made possible by the generosity of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.

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AIReKEMA Announces 2026 Fellowship Cohort

A significant volume of applications were received for the Fellowship and the selection process was highly competitive. We thank all those who applied.

AIReKEMA Announces 2026 Fellowship Cohort

AIReKEMA is proud to announce the first cohort of Research Fellows for 2026.聽

The twelve Fellows selected for the 2026 cohort come from diverse backgrounds, with experience and expertise in community-based, participatory research across Africa. This cohort will launch the AIReKEMA project forward in its initial year, producing valuable contributions to African Indigenous and refugee knowledge on the governance of borderlands and migratory flows in Africa.聽

Congratulations to the 2026 Fellows on their selection and receipt of funding to conduct their research! The successful fellows are:
Ashiraf Mugalula
Eva Ann Wanjiki Chege
Evelyn Bayani
Gloria Ilivieda
Ismail Hussein Ismail
Johannes Bhanye
Jabulile H. Mzimela
John Narh
Leon Mwamba Tshimpaka
Mohamed Sallieu Barrie
Resty Nabaggala
Woledzi Delali Freedman

The research projects undertaken by this year鈥檚 Fellows examine Indigenous and refugee knowledge systems and perspectives across a wide range of themes, including employment, climate change, community relations, gender, economics, citizenship and statelessness, governance, and conflict resolution. Collectively, these studies span the borderlands of East, Central, South, and West Africa.聽

Learn more about the Fellows and their research projects

The AIReKEMA project is made possible by the generosity of the Andrew Carnegie Foundation.

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