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…

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…

On July 3, 2026, the Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) Executive Director Frew Demeke and Program and Partnerships Director Yemisrach Kebede met with the African Union Special Envoy on Women, Peace and Security (WPS), H.E. Ambassador Liberata Mulamula, to explore areas of collaboration in advancing the WPS agenda across Africa.During the meeting, H.E. Ambassador Mulamula highlighted the mandate of her…

On April 29, 2026, with both virtual and in-person participation, HCD launched the Horn Policy Reference Group, a pool of regional experts convened to deliberate on pressing situational and structural issues affecting the Horn of Africa. The group is tasked with researching and deliberating on these issues and producing actionable policy outputs, which will be disseminated through HCD’s blog Horn…

As part of its ongoing project to promote women’s participation in mediation processes in the Horn of Africa, HCD, in partnership with the Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) and the Muslim Women Advancement of Rights and Protection (MWARP), hosted the third webinar in its series titled “Women at the Peace Table: Regional Learning, Solidarity, and Advocacy in the Horn of Africa.”…

The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) joined the Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) and the Muslim Women Advancement of Rights and Protection (MWARP) for a training held in Mombasa, Kenya. The two-day training brought together women mediators and peacebuilders from the Horn of Africa platform established in April 2025, for experience sharing, learning, and reflection. Participants who have served at mediation…

Deputy Director-General(s) Fassikaw Molla and Mesfin Muluneh, along with their Head of Partnerships, visited HCD’s office. During the visit, HCD presented its organizational strategy, multi-year program strategy, as well as its finance and MEAL frameworks. Discussions focused on HCD’s regional engagements and explored potential partnerships to support the capacity building of local organizations in program implementation, operations, and partnerships. HCD…

HCD in collaboration with AP and MWARP hosted a regional webinar titled “Navigating Regional Peace Architectures: AU and IGAD Mechanisms for Women in Mediation and Peacebuilding.” Held on the margins of the African Union Summit, the event brought together peace practitioners, regional experts, and partner organizations to discuss practical ways to strengthen women’s engagement in regional peace and mediation processes in the Horn of Africa.

HCD conducted an internal grant launch event at its office in Addis Ababa to formally inaugurate its new grant and align staff and research associates around the organization’s five-year strategic direction, operational systems, and Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning (MEAL) framework. The session was moderated by Executive Director Frew Demeke and brought together HCD staff and research associates to reflect…