The Influence of the Global Refugee Regime in Africa: Still "Akin to a Distant Weather Pattern"?

We are honoured to present this special issue of the I Refugee Survey Quarterly i on the contemporary role of the global refugee regime in Africa. THE GLOBAL REFUGEE REGIME IN AFRICA TODAY The global refugee regime remains difficult to define, with no legal or even agreed definition.[2] As a result, it is frequently left undefined in policy discussions and academic articles. Indeed, the papers show how different forms of State marginalisation instrumentalise refugee regime norms, categories and laws to realise broader political goals of African governments. The third theme that arises through the five papers is I resisting the refugee regime. i Supporting previous research on this topic, Hetaba et al. highlight how many forced migrants in Egypt prefer to settle informally due to the perceived barriers in obtaining refugee status through UNHCR and the host State. [Extracted from the article]