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August 11, 2023

POLICY BRIEF ON CONFLICTS IN ETHIOPIA, AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR HORN OF AFRICA

On August 6th, the East African Institute for Peace and Governance hosted a Twitter Space focusing on the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia, particularly within the Amhara region. The event garnered significant attention, drawing participants from a wide array of sectors within the community. These participants included academics, politicians, civil society members, students, and intellectuals. Notably, two prominent figures renowned for […]

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August 3, 2023

OPINION: Transitional Justice Initiative among the community as a prerequisite before heading the recent elections in Somalia.

Somalia had experienced bloody civil war after the strong central government vanished in 1991. Since then, the country undertook conflicts, religious extremism and pirate’s activities. The country was ruling by relentless warlords who used to exploit the youth by recruiting them as tribal militants. They obliterated and eviscerated all the legacies of the central government including the infrastructure. So, the […]

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August 3, 2023

OPINION – In the face of deadly drought, Somalia’s amorphous election discourse could trigger armed conflicts.

Already struggling with droughts, floods, famine, Somalia now encountering uncertainty due to long-delayed parliamentary elections The writer is a Senior Lecturer at Somali National University and Horn of Africa Affairs Analyst MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia is encountering an uncertainty due to the long-delayed parliamentary elections. The country was already struggling with the protracted droughts, floods, famine and locust which jeopardized the […]

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August 3, 2023

OPINION: Ethiopia’s planned National Dialogue and the deep concerns of Somalis

By Anwar Abdifatah Bashir Addis Abeba – The Somali region in Ethiopia, formerly known as Ogadenia, has been under constant oppression since the British administration ceded the region to Ethiopia in 1954 under the iron fist rule of Emperor Haileselassie. Like his predecessor Menelik II, Haileselassie had expedited the oppression against other communities, mainly from the wider south such as Somalis […]

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July 14, 2023

A POLICY PAPER ON INTERNATIONAL DIMENSIONS ON THE LASANOD CONFLICT AND ITS IMPLICATIONS – EAIPG-PP-003-2024

The conflict in LasAnod between Somaliland and the Dhulbahante clan has been ongoing for the past six months in the Northern Sool region of Somalia. This conflict has turned LasAnod into a battleground where fierce clashes between Somaliland forces and the Dhulbahante clan have occurred. The escalation began on February 6th of this year when the traditional elders of the […]

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January 11, 2023

OPINION – Somalia should shape Horn of Africa’s geopolitics

Türkiye supports Somalia, through infrastructure, institutional building projects, and providing scholarships to students The Horn of Africa region is full of untapped natural resources, including gas, oil, and minerals. But, regrettably, the region is also familiar with destitution, frequent droughts, famines, internecine communal violence, and political instability and insecurity. In addition, Horn of Africa countries are victims of Western economic […]

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January 11, 2023

The Axis-of-Evil Coalition in the Horn of Africa

The “Tripartite Agreement” signed between Ahmed Abiy of Ethiopia, Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo of Somalia, and Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea is a “Trojan Horse” deal that could eventually destabilise the entire Horn of Africa region. The political dynamics in the Horn of Africa have always been tense and volatile. Being a geographically strategic region, it has historically attracted competition among the […]

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