Horn of Africa

Making Mogadishu Safe: Localisation, Policing and Sustainable Security

Alice Hills

Tailoring approaches to local conditions has been an important aspect of community security in Mogadishu.

Ethiopia’s New Leader: So Far So Good, But Mountains Still to Climb

Ann Fitz-Gerald

Dr Abiye Ahmed is Ethiopia’s new head of the federal government. He has already approved a motion to lift the national state of emergency and released an Ethiopian-born British resident and passport holder. But might these positive developments be precursors to tensions that could be emerging across this ethnically diverse federal state?

Ethiopia’s Leadership: Dawn of a New Era?

Ann M Fitz-Gerald

With his appointment as Ethiopian Prime Minister designate, can Dr Abiye Ahmed Ali bring the country together?

An Unstable Ethiopia: Wobbles in Addis Ababa

Michael Jones

The resignation last month of Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has shaken the assumption that the East African state is a ‘bastion of stability’ in an unstable region.

The Middle East’s Scramble for Africa: Building Bases and Instability

Timothy Williams

The Horn of Africa is not only of interest to Western and key Asian powers, it has recently also drawn the attention of Middle Eastern countries. They have all been piling investment and military assets into the region.

STRIVE: Lessons Learned

This report introduces the lessons learned from the STRIVE Horn of Africa project based on the presentations, discussions and key recommendations outlined during a November 2016 conference in Brussels.