New York, 24 September 2026-The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD), in partnership with International IDEA and Open Society-Africa, convened a high-level side event on Geopolitics, Multilateralism, and Democratic Futures: Implications and Evidence from the Horn of Africa on the margins of the 81st Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York. The dialogue brought together regional and…
On October 18, 2026 YLDS Cohort I Concludes: Advancing Youth Leadership, Democratic Engagement and Regional Solidarity The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) has concluded the inaugural cohort of its Youth Leadership for Democracy and Solidarity (YLDS) programme, marking the completion of a regional learning journey that brought together 14 emerging young leaders from across the Horn of Africa. Over the course of…
Economic Democracy in the Greater Horn of Africa: Historical Experiences, Contemporary Trends and Future Prospects This piece is published under the platform of HCD’s Horn Policy Reference Group, established to catalyze policy conversation on pertinent regional issues by renowned experts from the HoA. Abstract The extent to which economic democracy has been conceptualized and implemented in the Greater Horn of…
On 11 October 2026, the Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) officially inaugurated the first cohort of the Youth Leadership for Democracy and Solidarity (YLDS), bringing together 14 emerging young leaders from Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda for a regional leadership journey grounded in democratic governance, civic action, and regional solidarity. More than 400 young people applied…
The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) participated in the Hargeisa Book Fair in September 2026, presenting its latest research on democratization in the Horn of Africa to a public audience. As part of its participation, HCD presented and disseminated its publication, Democratization in the Horn of Africa: Structural Constraints, Political Dynamics and Future Prospects, sharing key findings from the research…
The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) presented and launched its book, Democratization in the Horn of Africa: Structural Constraints, Political Dynamics, and Future Prospects, at Jigjiga University on 22 September 2026. HCD brought its research on democratization in the Horn of Africa to Jigjiga University on 22 September 2026, where it presented and launched its book, Democratization in the Horn…
The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) joined policymakers, civil society representatives, faith leaders, governance experts and other stakeholders for a policy dialogue on “Building Peace through Democracy: Strengthening Governance for a Resilient Africa,” held in Addis Ababa on 22 September 2026. The dialogue was jointly convened by the All Africa Conference of Churches (AACC) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Ethiopia/African Union…
Towards Democratic Hybridity in the Horn of Africa This piece is published under the platform of HCD’s Horn Policy Reference Group, established to catalyze policy conversation on pertinent regional issues by renowned experts from the HoA. Horn’s Democratic Landscape The Horn of Africa has remained one of the most turbulent and contested democratic landscapes. State collapse in Somalia, protracted authoritarian…
The Horn Center for Democracy/HCD, through its Transitional Justice Consortia Ethiopia/TJC-E, has received a grant from GIZ’s Building Inclusive Institutions for Resilience, Reconciliation, and Reforms Program to implement the project “Making the Ethiopian Transitional Justice Process Accountable through Active Engagement of Oversight Actors”. This project will be implemented in partnership with CECSOP and PAPDA, and HCD will focus on contributing…
The Role of Civil Political Actors in Shaping the Outcome of the War and Charting the Post War Democratization in Sudan After three years of devastating conflict, Sudan stands at a critical crossroads. The nation faces the grave risk of descending into a stalemate in conflict. Yet it could follow the trajectories of countries such as Mozambique, El Salvador, Liberia,…
