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Nine Strategic Programs Designed to Analyse, Influence and Shape the Future of the Horn of Africa
Nine Strategic Programs Designed to Analyse, Influence and Shape the Future of the Horn of Africa
Nine Strategic Programs Designed to Analyse, Influence and Shape the Future of the Horn of Africa
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Pastoralism remains one of the most important livelihood systems in the Horn of Africa, supporting millions of people through livestock keeping and small-scale agriculture. Across countries such as Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Uganda, pastoral communities have historically survived harsh climatic conditions through mobility, communal grazing systems, and indigenous coping mechanisms. However, climate change …
Abstract The eruption of “Operation Epic Fury,” the joint United States–Israel campaign against Iran launched on February 28, 2026, has exposed a structural vulnerability that African states hosting foreign military bases can no longer ignore. Iran’s retaliatory strikes against US installations across nine Gulf states, none party to the conflict, demonstrate that hosting foreign military …
On 25 April 2026, jihadist armed group Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and the Tuareg Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) launched coordinated attacks on urban centres and military installations in Mali.
