17th Ministerial Roundtable Papers and Presentations

The recently concluded 17th Horn of Africa Ministerial Roundtable meeting in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, served as a crucial platform for regional leaders to come together and discuss pressing issues. This high-level gathering fostered dialogue and collaboration among participating countries, paving the way for enhanced regional cooperation, peace, and stability. Enclosed, please find the agenda […]

16th Ministerial Meeting Communique

On April 12, 2023, the 16th Ministerial meeting of the Horn of Africa Initiative was held in Washington DC. The meeting brought together ministers and representatives from the Horn of Africa region to discuss the development challenges and opportunities in the borderlands of the Horn of Africa. The meeting also aimed to prepare for the […]

16th Ministerial Roundtable Papers and Presentations

The 16th HoAI Ministerial Roundtable was held in Washington, USA, on April 12, 2023, in the margins of the World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings and chaired by H.E. Mr Ahmed Shide, HoAI Chair and Minister for Finance, Ethiopia. Enclosed, please find the agenda as well as relevant papers and presentations. The Communique shall be […]

Regional Cooperation in East Africa: Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability of Pastoral Livestock

Dryland dominates the landmass of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda – countries in the Horn of Africa that make up the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region. For millennia, pastoralism has adapted to the dryland and dominated the region’s livestock production. Meat and other livestock products provide the main source of protein […]

$8 Billion Pledged as Horn of Africa Faces Famine

Development partners have pledged $8.7 billion to address alarming hunger in the Horn of Africa. Nearly all countries in the drought-prone region have been severely impacted by climate change, making food security a major constraint. The alarming drought followed what policy makers and climate analysts say was the fifth consecutive season of failed rains in […]

Ministers from the Horn of Africa Turn to Private Sector for Project Funding

Finance ministers from the Horn of Africa are seeking ways to attract more private sector backing for projects in infrastructure, energy, and technology, to better build economic resilience as drought and inflation bite. The leaders met under the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) in Nairobi this week and agreed to develop a “comprehensive” private-sector engagement […]