Recent Events

Regional economic integration and trade;  infrastructure development; access to sustainable finance, food security, climate change and building resilience; and assessment of Covid-19 economic and health impact in the Horn of Africa countries -------------------------------------------------------------------- HESPI organized an online research-validation workshop on 11th of November to share the findings of research conducted on the above topics commissioned by the African Union High-Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) chaired by President Thabo Mbeki in preparation for the convening of the conference on…

The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) signed MoU with the African Union Commission (AUC)--------------------------------------------------------------------The African Union Commission and the Horn Economic & Social Policy Institute signed MoU on July 24, 2020 at the Headquarters of the AUC. The ceremony was presided by H.E. Ambassador Thomas Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson AUC and Ambassador Peter G.Robleh, Chairperson HESPI Board of Directors in the presence of Dr. Ali Issa, Managing Director of the HESPI. The signing…

HESPI organized briefings sessions on progresses of the RWG activities -------------------------------------------------------------------- On February 14, 2020, HESPI organized briefings sessions on progresses of project implementations of the RWG activities under the AUHIP on the HoA for the period of June - December 2019. The meeting was attended by about 20 people. Representatives from Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Switzerland embassies; participants from the AUC Sudan and South Sudan desk; the AUHIP chief of staff; and the HESPI…

2019 International Conference of Climate change, Pastoralism, and Resilience Building     The Horn Economic and Social Policy Institute (HESPI) jointly with the Institute of Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Development Studies (IPADS) of Jigjiga University organized an International Conference on Climate Change, Pastoralism, and Resilience Building on October 3-4, 2019 in Jigjiga, Ethiopia. At the opening session of the Conference, honored guests touched briefly on the important and topical issues that were to be discussed and debated…