ChairpersonDr Moses KhisaAssociate Professor of Political Science & Africana Studies · North Carolina State University, USADr Moses Khisa is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at North Carolina State University, USA, and the current Chairperson of the GHHF. His research…Read full bio →Governance & Leadership
The scholars who steer the Forum.
The Forum is led by an Executive Committee drawn from across the eight nations. Its members serve in their individual capacity, guided by the Statutes adopted in Djibouti in 2007.
The Executive Committee
Led from across the eight nations.
The Chairperson and Secretary General lead a committee that represents the national scholar communities of the Greater Horn. Profiles and photographs are added as members provide them.
ChairpersonDr Moses KhisaAssociate Professor of Political Science & Africana Studies · North Carolina State University, USADr Moses Khisa is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Africana Studies at North Carolina State University, USA, and the current Chairperson of the GHHF. His research…Read full bio →
Secretary GeneralDr Zohra Mohamed OmarResearcher in International Relations · Institut d’Études Politiques et Stratégiques, DjiboutiDr Zohra Mohamed Omar is a researcher in international relations, specializing in the Horn of Africa region and particularly Djibouti. She earned her Ph.D. summa cum laude from…Read full bio →- DjiboutiDr Aden Omar AbdilahiDirectorInstitute of Political and Strategical Studies, DjiboutiView profile →
- EritreaDr Assefaw BariagaberProfessor of International RelationsSeton University, USAView profile →
- EritreaDr Tedros SiumEducation SpecialistMinistry of Education, EritreaView profile →
EthiopiaDr Asnake KefaleAssociate Professor of Political Science & International RelationsAddis Ababa UniversityView profile →
EthiopiaDr Fana GebresenbetAssociate Professor & Director, Institute for Peace and Security StudiesAddis Ababa UniversityView profile →- KenyaDr Herbert Nyukuri WamalwaResearch Fellow, Institute for Development StudiesUniversity of NairobiView profile →
- KenyaDr Rahma HassanResearch Fellow, Institute for Development StudiesUniversity of NairobiView profile →
SomaliaDr Ali Noor MohamedProfessor of Journalism & Mass Media StudiesUnited StatesView profile →- South SudanDr Jacob Bul BiorAnataban Art InitiativeJuba, South SudanView profile →
- South SudanDr Geofrey Lou DukeDirectorSouth Sudan Action Network on Small ArmsView profile →
SudanDr Mutasim Ibrahim Malik IbrahimAssistant Professor of Political Science & Public AdministrationUniversity of Bahri, SudanView profile →- SudanDr Faiz Omer Mohammad JamieAssociate Professor of Political ScienceUniversity of Bahri, SudanView profile →
UgandaDr Sabastiano RwengaboResearch FellowCentre for Basic Research, KampalaView profile →
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Official Documents
The founding record.
The Forum’s constituting documents, drawn from the 2010 founding publication produced with UNESCO.