The Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region has long hosted some of the largest refugee populations globally, a trend that continues amid persistent conflict, political instability, and climate-related displacement. …
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The Horn of Africa and Great Lakes region has long hosted some of the largest refugee populations globally, a trend that continues amid persistent conflict, political instability, and climate-related displacement. …
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Horn of Africa confronts the credible prospect of a second Ethiopia–Eritrea war. Since late 2024, both states have mobilised troops, mechanized units and heavy equipment to their …
Excellencies, Distinguished Guests, Colleagues and Friends, Ladies and Gentlemen, Good morning. I am privileged to join you at the Horn of Africa Security Dialogue 2026. The HORN International Institute for Strategic …
On 2 February 2026, Banaadir regional police stormed the federal parliament in Mogadishu, halting any proceedings. Journalists were expelled, MPs threatened to be shot, and a female MP physically assaulted. This …
Since 2007, international forces led by the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been providing security, and supporting counter-terrorism, and peace building efforts in Mogadishu and other major cities …
The more than 120 armed militant groups and at least three violent extremist groups that are active in the greater Horn of Africa region convulse it with violence regularly, in …
The resurgence of the M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has led to renewed conflict in a region historically plagued by instability. The group, predominantly made …
For decades now, the Horn of Africa remains a hotspot for protracted conflict, fragile political transitions, and humanitarian crises, from Somalia to Sudan, from South Sudan to the Democratic Republic …
Since its break out in 2019, the novel coronavirus has plunged the world into the most serious global health crisis since Spanish flu in 1918. COVID-19 started in China and has incrementally …
nergy and environmental politics in Africa are pivotal in shaping the continent’s future, particularly in the context of sustainable development and climate resilience. As one of Africa’s leading political figures, …