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📚At our recent book launch, scholars & practitioners came together to discuss opportunities, challenges, & future of democratic governance across the #HoA.
🎥Watch the highlights below.
📖Visit our website https://t.co/jruNjZzDYA to read the publication.
📢 New Publication!
HCD launched its new book & policy brief on April 23, 2026:
📘 Democratization in the #HoA: Structural Constraints, Political Dynamics, & Future Prospects
📄 Two-Way Traffic: Conflict & Democratization in the HoA
Read & feedback here: https://t.co/jruNjZzDYA
Journalism shapes peace.
Access to reliable, verified information is not optional; it is fundamental to building peaceful, just and resilient societies.
When information is manipulated, it fuels division and erodes trust.
When it is free and truthful, it strengthens accountability, fosters dialogue and upholds human rights.
On #WorldPressFreedomDay, @UNESCO calls for the protection of freedom of expression and support for journalism as a pillar of peace.
https://t.co/lH73jQbt8D
📢 HCD launch-the Horn Policy Reference Group
This initiative brings together leading regional experts to address pressing political & structural challenges across the #HoA-through research, dialogue, & actionable policy recommendations.
Follow us for insights & policy outputs!
Join Us Today for our 4th Webinar Series!
🗓 April 30
⏰ 2:30–4:00 PM (EAT)
🌐 English
💻 Zoom-https://t.co/JbTkuFWcQj
@HC4Democracy, @agencypb & @Mwarpkenya, will explore key issues shaping women’s political participation in Somalia’s upcoming election.
We presented our book “Democratization in the HoA: Structural Constraints, Political Dynamics & Future Prospects."
Dr. Dereje led, followed by a fireside chat with @FrewDemeke on findings, practical relevance & the role of CSOs.
Takeaway: democracy is a process, a means & an end.
Our Book Launch has officially kicked off 🎉
Program & Partnerships Director @Yemikebede as MC, opening by ED @FrewDemeke, H.E. @AbebeMuluneh keynote speech, acknowledging the significance of think & do tanks like HCD to advance context-specific democratic governance in the HoA.
📢New on our Blog-Horn Prospects: Geopolitics in Motion: External Interventions in the Horn of Africa & the Escalation of Conflict in Sudan
This is the first piece in a three-part series on Sudan. Stay Tuned!
📖 Read now: https://t.co/pcCWGPT7Oh
📢 Join us on April 1!
“Women at the Peace Table: Regional Learning, Solidarity, and Advocacy in the Horn of Africa”
🕒 02:30–4:00 PM (EAT)
💻Zoom | English + Arabic interpretation
🔗 Visit our website’s upcoming events page to read more and register! https://t.co/iA4RFePbw7
The ACHPR81OS is still on in Banjul, and we are currently hearing vital updates on Human Rights Situations in Africa from Ngo's present at the meeting.
Don't miss out—follow the session LIVE! 🌍📷
#ACHPR81OS#HumanRights
HCD is participating in the Roundtable marking the #InternationalDayOfDemocracy & the Global State of Democracy Report #GSoD2024 by @Int_IDEA Africa & West Asia Regional Launch. Our ED @FrewDemeke emphasized "the need to build people's bargaining power to strengthen Democracy."
Proud to be part of the team who initiated the coalition for women’s voice in the Ethiopian National Dialogue. I am excited to continue amplifying women’s voices in the dialogue and parallel peace building processes.
Break the Resource Curse: The extraction & development of natural resources in the #HoA often leads to underdevelopment & governance issues. Let's advocate for transparency, accountability, & sustainable practices in the administration of natural resources including land.#WED2024
Our Research unveils Economic & Institutional fragmentations as a critical challenge to democratization in the #HoA.
The largely urban-based & capitalist state system excludes the rural subsistence communities from meaningful democratic participation.
📢#InclusiveDemocracy
HCD's study, below, identified 6 critical challenges to the Democratization process including a nation-building crisis, & the strong imbalance of power between state & societal forces in the HoA.
Click Here for more read on the challenges & prospects. https://t.co/uYCPsMAlmR
Please Check out our website at https://t.co/FV8kChK7wU to access our two research publications.
1. Democratization in the HoA Contexts, Critical Challenges and Prospects
2. Exploratory Mapping Study of Pro-Democracy Civic Actors and Civil Society in the HoA
#DemocracyInTheHorn
@antonioguterres Can we achieve climate justice without corporate accountability? The giant polluters, the #ClimateAction plan needs to address how states are planning to devise a system for corporate accountability.