This project investigates the economic dimensions of conflict and cooperation in the Horn of Africa. 

Following the completion of a successful project studying peace processes and conflict in the region (the Horn of Africa Group project) this project examines the economic structure of the region and how this contributes to conflict or collaboration among the states of the Horn of Africa.

The Horn of Africa is one of the most unstable regions in the world. This vast area comprising Sudan, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea is linked not only by a shared history of conflict and co-operation but by a complex web of economic ties. It is a meeting point between the Middle East, Indian Ocean and East and Central Africa. With one of the world's most important shipping routes running through the Gulf of Aden, this is an area of global economic significance.

This project brings country and region specific knowledge to the study of economic drivers of conflict and cooperation.

The project has produced original research papers that prove useful for policy makers, diplomats, academics, opinion formers and those with an interest in the Horn both within and outside the region.

We hold regular meetings in London and Africa bringing those with experience and expertise on the Horn of Africa to a wider general audience.

Publications on the Horn of Africa

Peace, Bread and Land: Agricultural Investments in Ethiopia and the Sudans
Briefing Paper
Jason Mosley, January 2012

Hostage to Conflict: Prospects for Building Regional Economic Cooperation in the Horn of Africa 
Chatham House Report
Sally Healy, November 2011

Black Gold for Blue Gold? Sudan's Oil, Ethiopia's Water and Regional Integration
Briefing Paper
Harry Verhoeven, June 2011

Somali Investment in Kenya
Briefing Paper
Farah Abdulsamed, March 2011

Yemen and Somalia: Terrorism, Shadow Networks and the Limitations of State-building
Briefing Paper
Sally Healy and Ginny Hill, October 2010

Livestock Trade in the Djibouti, Somali and Ethiopian Borderlands
Briefing Paper
Nisar Majid, September 2010

Livestock Trade in the Kenyan, Somali and Ethiopian Borderlands
Briefing Paper
Hussein A Mahmoud, September 2010

Another Successful Election in Somaliland
Briefing Note
Michael Walls and Sally Healy, July 2010

Decisions and Deadlines: A Critical Year for Sudan
Chatham House Report
Edward Thomas, January 2010

Economic Drivers of Conflict and Cooperation in the Horn of Africa
Briefing Paper
Roy Love, December 2009

Pirates and How to Deal With Them
Briefing Note
Roger Middleton, April 2009

First Peace, then Justice: Dilemmas of Human Rights Enforcement in our Times
Transcript
Professor Bereket Habte Selassie, April 2009

The Economics of Conflict and Integration in the Horn of Africa
Workshop Summary
Chatham House, March 2009

Against the Gathering Storm: Securing Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement
Chatham House Report
Edward Thomas, January 2009

Piracy in Somalia: Threatening Global Trade, Feeding Local Wars
Briefing Paper
Roger Middleton, October 2008

Lost Opportunities in the Horn of Africa: How Conflicts Connect and Peace Agreements Unravel
Chatham House Report
Sally Healy, June 2008

Eritrea's Regional Role and Foreign Policy: Past, Present and Future Perspectives
Seminar Report
Sally Healy OBE, January 2008

Sudan: Where is the Comprehensive Peace Agreement Heading?
Seminar Report
Sally Healy OBE, January 2008

Eritrea's Economic Survival
Conference Report
Sally Healy, September 2007

Conflict in the Ogaden and its Regional Dimension
Seminar Report
Sally Healy OBE, September 2007

Alternative Visions for Somalia
Meeting Summary
Chatham House, July 2007

Yemen and the Horn of Africa
Roundtable Summary
Chatham House, June 2007

The Rise and Fall of Mogadishu's Islamic Courts
Briefing Paper
Cedric Barnes and Harun Hassan, April 2007

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Allergic to Persuasion
Briefing Paper
Sally Healy and Martin Plaut, January 2007

More papers and meeting transcripts

Funding

This work is being funded by:

• British Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Canadian International Development Agency
• Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

For more information please contact Tighisti Amare.