The rising stakes over water resources and access to the sea for landlocked countries — with Ethiopia a key case — are reshaping regional stability. This dialogue explores how IGAD, working with the East African Community, can moderate and mediate among member states, and how secessionist pressures threaten a region that witnessed the birth of the world’s youngest state.
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Maritime Politics and Regional Stability in the Horn of Africa
Water resources, access to the sea for landlocked states, and how IGAD and the EAC can mediate rising maritime stakes.
Who takes part
GHHF convenings bring together scholars, policymakers and partner institutions from across the eight IGAD nations, conducted in the Forum’s working languages — English and French. Membership is open to researchers and institutions of the Greater Horn.
Speakers
- Prof. Merera GudinaProfessor of Political Science & International Relations
- Dr. M. AteweberhanMarine Scientist — Climate & Coastal Resilience
- Prof. Fayz JamieProfessor of Political Science
- Dr. Zohra M. OmarPhD in International Relations — Horn of Africa Specialist
- Abukar ArmanAuthor & Former Diplomat
- Prof. K. MengisteabFacilitator — Professor of African Studies & Politics, Penn State
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Join the Forum.
Researchers and institutions across the eight nations are welcome to apply for membership, or to write to the Secretariat in Djibouti.