Working Papers

The State of the Political Instability and Its Impact on Trade in South Sudan: A Critical Assessment -------------------------------------------------------------------- In December 2013, South Sudan descended into a civil war following the long feud between the president and his vice president that has caused huge humanitarian crisis, not only in the country, but in the region. Close to two million South Sudanese are currently residing in neighbouring Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Sudan as refugees and asylum seekers.…

Country Case Studies of the Impact of COVID-19 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan Vol. II -------------------------------------------------------------------- This review has addressed the impacts of COVID-19 on the health system with measures being taken based on the pillars adopted from the WHO preparedness strategy with additional cross cutting issues. Data sources such as WHO, CDC, ECDC, UNICEF, MoH/EPHI website, PubMed, humanitarian partner website and press releases were searched for relevant documents and articles then thematic analysis has been…

HESPI Strategic Plan 2019-22 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The macro-economic performance of IGAD countries has varied over the past decade. In particular the growth performance of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda was higher than the sub Saharan African countries annual average of 3-4 percent during 2012-16.  But the  progress recorded in some of  the  other IGAD countries was less impressive as demonstrated by lower annual growth rates, poverty prevalence, and limited progress in socio-economic development. Unemployment especially among…