Win-win diplomacy -Proactive negotiations and the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Some writers on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) say it was launched when Egypt was politically weak following the 2011 Arab Spring revolts in the country. This is an erroneous assumption... Read more »

Ethiopia’s Resounding Diplomatic Success In Sudan: A Victory for all Parties HORN OF AFRICA-Nile diplomacy

The recent diplomatic success in the Sudan by Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) is being given wide coverage and positive appraisals and even appreciation around the diplomatic world and media outlets.... Read more »

Superpowers in the Horn

Introduction: The Horn of Africa is a region that has been infested with conflicts. These conflicts arise between neighboring countries due to claims on their respective borders. Some of these claims are... Read more »

Hidden agendas of the pushing states

Addis Ababa was, after Djibouti, the second stage of President Macron’s visit to East Africa. A few months earlier, between Ethiopia and its direct neighbour, Eritrea, a sudden peace had emerged, after... Read more »

Junk food invasion in the poorest Africa

“Poor quality foods contribute significantly to the double burden of malnutrition in developed as well as less-developed countries and throughout the life course,” this is a keynote speech of WHO’s representative to... Read more »

Ethiopia’s reformist agenda could usher in reform, peace, democracy in the Horn

K. Mathews (PhD )is a Professor of International Relations at Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, since 2000. Before that he was Professor of African studies and Chair of Department at the University of... Read more »

Ottoman design in the Horn of Africa

Turkey has emerged as an important, but confusing, actor in the greater Middle East and beyond. Its policies have oscillated as its role has expanded, and it now plays an important role... Read more »

Collective madness

Most scholars second the idea that conflict is a pathological order. According to the East Africa Policy Research Institute’s (EAPRI) study paper, Ethnic struggle and conflict are normal and common phenomena in... Read more »

Humanitarian Challenges in the Horn of Africa

Many parts of the Horn of Africa remain inaccessible for humanitarian support. The reasons for this are: rising insecurity, bureaucratic obstacles, logistical hurdles, and high operational costs. These reduce the ability of... Read more »

Crisis of famine in the Horn

The crisis in the Horn are many and varied. The Horn has suffered from the worst hunger crisis the world has ever seen in this century. Thousands of children have already perished.... Read more »