The New Humanitarian: Urgent Help Needed for Stranded South Sudanese Returnees
The South Sudan government, aid agencies, and donors need to work together to urgently put an end to this deepening crisis.
July 27, 2023
Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
SENIOR ADVOCATE FOR EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA
Abdullahi Boru Halakhe is the senior advocate for East and Southern Africa at Refugees International. He is an African policy expert with over a decade of experience in security, conflict, human rights, refugee work, and strategic communications.
Abdullahi has worked with and advised various international organizations including the International Rescue Committee, the International Crisis Group, Amnesty International, the BBC, and the World Federation of United Nations Associations, the European Union, the African Union, USAID, the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program,
He has regional and thematic expertise having worked on/in Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger, and Chad on issues including humanitarian aid reform advocacy, refugees, internally displaced people, and security.
Abdullahi has regularly appeared in the media as an expert guest and analyst and has published some of his work in the media, including on Al Jazeera, Reuters, BBC World Service, CNN International, Christian Science Monitor, The Guardian, The Independent, The German News Agency, New Zealand Public Radio, France 24, The Africa Report, African Arguments, and Think Africa Press. He has a book chapter on Kenya’s security agencies and the war in Somalia in the Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics.
He holds a master’s in International Security Policy from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA).
Publications by the Author
Return to a Displaced Nation: The Sudan Crisis and South Sudan’s Returnees
The crisis in Sudan has accelerated. No more time can be wasted as hundreds of thousands more potential returnees wait in the wings.
July 27, 2023
Sudan in Crisis: Improving the Response for Sudanese Refugees in Egypt
As the situation worsens in Sudan, more people will flee to countries like Egypt. Urgent steps must be taken to meet their needs.
July 24, 2023
The New Arab: A More Humane Approach is Needed at the Egypt-Sudan Border
More Sudanese will continue seeking refuge in Egypt. A more humane and localized approach is needed.
June 20, 2023
Urgent Action Needed to Save Lives in Renk, South Sudan
Action must be taken to save the lives of those exposed, stranded, and at immediate risk in Renk as South Sudanese returnees flee fighting in Sudan.
June 19, 2023
U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group: Briefing on Sudan
Abdullahi Halakhe traveled to Egypt's southern border to witness the response to the Sudan crisis. Here’s what he found—and what must be done.
May 25, 2023
No Going Back: The New Urban Face of Internal Displacement in Somalia
Urbanization is now the dominant form of internal displacement in Somalia. A response must recognize Somalia's urban future.
May 25, 2023
U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit Must Lead to Action on Horn of Africa Food Crisis
The U.S.-Africa Leader’s Summit comes at a time of unprecedented food insecurity in Africa. President Biden must ensure that his gathering with African leaders stimulates further concrete action.
December 12, 2022
We Were Warned: Unlearned Lessons of Famine in the Horn of Africa
Almost 40 million people in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya face an unprecedented food and nutrition emergency.
December 9, 2022
Al Jazeera: Can Kenya Emerge as a Role Model on Refugees?
Kenya’s new Refugee Act – if implemented well – could improve access to education, work, and movement for half a million refugees.
November 30, 2022
