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NEW POLICY BRIEF | Is Kenya converting its diplomatic reach into durable peace? Emerging from our 14 August dialogue with @yigaafrica and @MuemActionPost, this brief assesses Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2025 against the record.
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1/ Issue No. 04 of Nala Weekly is out. Sudan’s drone war reaches Abyei, Ethiopia steps back from the Eritrean border, Egypt weighs a Red Sea front, Somalia sets election dates without agreement, and the AFC/M23 takes on a new name. 🧵
#NalaWeekly #HornOfAfrica #RedSea
2/ What comes next for the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the Great Lakes?
Our scenarios, recommendations and what to watch are in the full issue: nalacenter.org/uploads/nala-…
#NalaWeekly #HornOfAfrica #RedSea
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Following #AFC2026, our colleague @InkImmanuel, and the other four Young Changemakers visited the World Bank Group in Pretoria to discuss Africa’s development priorities and the role of young people in shaping them.
#AFC2026 #AfricanFutures #NalaCenter @issafrica
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8/ For each flashpoint, we set out three scenarios and a recommendation for policymakers.
Read the full issue: nalacenter.org/uploads/nala-…
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Sudan #Somalia #SouthSudan #DRCongo
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7/ DR Congo: Former President Joseph Kabila launched a new armed political front in Goma to replace the AFC/M23, complicating both the Washington and Doha peace tracks.
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Sudan #Somalia #SouthSudan #DRCongo
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6/ South Sudan: In Pretoria, President Ramaphosa urged Kiir to fully implement the R-ARCSS and pledged support for the 22 December polls. With the SPLM-IO still boycotting, will that support make the vote credible, or only possible?
#HornOfAfrica #Sudan #SouthSudan
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5/ Red Sea: A Houthi missile struck Riyadh's King Khalid airport, killing 12 people, according to Saudi authorities, as fighting continued along the Bab el-Mandeb coast. For the Horn of Africa, safe passage through the strait is an economic lifeline.
#HornOfAfrica #RedSea
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4/ Somalia: The dispute over President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's mandate reached the streets of Mogadishu, as NISA accused former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's guards of attacking its forces, a claim he denies. A reported Ethiopian drawdown looms over Baidoa.
#Somalia
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3/ Sudan: Drone and air strikes near the Ethiopian and Egyptian borders killed scores of civilians as the army chief ruled out talks. The UN Security Council could only extend the Darfur arms embargo to 11 December. We argue drones should now be the priority.
#Sudan
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2/ Abiy Ahmed also held a call with Benjamin Netanyahu on 12 October, a week after Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia aligned at El Alamein. With Israel having recognised Somaliland, the call will be read closely in Asmara and Cairo.
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Sudan
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1/ Ethiopia–Eritrea: Federal forces entered Adigrat and Adwa, about 30 km from the Eritrean border, as both governments took their dispute to the UN Security Council. A standoff is the likeliest path, but any push towards Assab would turn it into an interstate war.
#Ethiopia
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Issue No. 03 of #NalaWeekly is out.
This week, the region's conflicts became contests between states: a new front on the Ethiopia–Eritrea border, Sudan's war spilling across two frontiers and a standoff in Mogadishu.
What happened, and what comes next 🧵
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia
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Our colleague delivered the opening remarks at the Pre-Summit Youth Dialogue ahead of the Trust Summit 2026 and we are proud to see the summit unravel this week held under the theme, “Weaving Trust: Binding Strands for a Stronger Global Order,”
#TrustSummit2026#YouthLeadership
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𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 | 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 🇿🇦
Following #AFC2026, our five Young Changemakers, selected from 735 submissions across 44 African countries, visited the World Bank Group in Pretoria on 15 October, accompanied by our Reserch Officer, Nurulhudah Okwayo.
The engagement brought together the finalists and World Bank professionals to exchange ideas on Africa's development priorities, career pathways and the role of young Africans in shaping the continent's future.
Our appreciation to Feyifolu Boroffice, Carol Wambugu, Albertus Schoeman, Dumisani Ngwenya, Temwanani Karen Erbynn, Lavinia Engelbrecht and the wider World Bank Group team for facilitating this exchange.
Explore the Young Changemakers' work:
Top 5 submissions: futures.issafrica.org/export…
Top 10 podcast series:
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/2MV9mK…
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/za/podcas…
Virtual gallery: visit.virtualartgallery.com/…
#AfricanFutures #AFC2026
Following #AFC2026, our colleague @InkImmanuel, and the other four Young Changemakers visited the World Bank Group in Pretoria to discuss Africa’s development priorities and the role of young people in shaping them.
#AFC2026 #AfricanFutures #NalaCenter @issafrica
Issue No. 03 of #NalaWeekly is out.
This week, the region's conflicts became contests between states: a new front on the Ethiopia–Eritrea border, Sudan's war spilling across two frontiers and a standoff in Mogadishu.
What happened, and what comes next 🧵
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia
7/ DR Congo: Former President Joseph Kabila launched a new armed political front in Goma to replace the AFC/M23, complicating both the Washington and Doha peace tracks.
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Sudan #Somalia #SouthSudan #DRCongo
8/ For each flashpoint, we set out three scenarios and a recommendation for policymakers.
Read the full issue: nalacenter.org/uploads/nala-…
#HornOfAfrica #Ethiopia #Sudan #Somalia #SouthSudan #DRCongo