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The Forum’s initiative focuses on four countries: Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. The participants noted that the internal and cross border conflicts in Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea are very interconnected and the effects of these conflicts spill-over to the neighboring countries, including Kenya and Sudan. In light of these realities, a more collaborative approach by the organizations engaged in the area is the most effective way to help the countries in the region achieve peace, security and stability. | #
Last SessionWebs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa
Co-sponsored by Collaboration Connections,
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and
Institute for Horn of Africa Studies and Affairs (IHASA)
September 7th and 14th, 2011
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September 2011, AfP and the Woodrow Wilson Center held two conferences
entitled "Webs of Conflict and Pathways to Peace in the Horn of Africa.”
Both were centered on the presentation of a working conflict mapping
report that the Wilson Center commissioned from George Washington
University Professor Paul Williams in response to the drought, famine
and refugee crisis in the Horn. This report analyzes the major patterns,
cross-cutting issues, and interrelationships evident in the Horn’s
ongoing armed conflicts, and suggests priorities that should guide a
comprehensive and integrated approach to conflict resolution in the
region.
The
first conference, which was geared toward US, European and African
policymakers, practitioners and experts, used Paul Williams’ report as a
starting point to spur discussion on and develop a regional framework
for US policy in the Horn of Africa rather than the stove-piped policies
that the US has historically implemented. The second conference was
held exclusively for members of the Horn’s Diaspora in the US. It
provided them with the opportunity to critique the report, as well as
discuss ways that their organizations could increase their impact to
push a regional policy approach more effectively.
The first Horn of Africa conference was held on February 25, 2008
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