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…

HCD welcomed to our office, Professor Mohammed Salih, a Sudanese scholar of Political Science currently an Emeritus Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam and, formerly, Special Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Leiden University, The Hague. During his visit, the Center presented its ongoing programs in Ethiopia and across the…

HCD participated in the 3rd IGAD Governance Forum, held under the theme “The Role of National Democratic Institutions in Promoting Peace and Security.” The Forum brought together leaders, policymakers, and governance experts from across the IGAD region to reflect on the linkages between democracy, peace, and stability in a region facing persistent political and security challenges. The Forum underscored a…

Based on the success of our learning session and webinar on women in mediation and peacebuilding processes on April 2025, HCD and Agency for Peacebuilding (AP) launched a new project aimed at strengthening women in mediation in the HoA. The Muslim Women Advancement of Rights and Protection (MWARP) based in Kenya is also our partner for this project. Earlier in…

The Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) is pleased to announce that on September 5, 2025, it received an Equivalency Determination Certificate from NGOsource, recognizing HCD as equivalent to a Certified Public Charity. This certification confirms HCD’s status as a public charity for the purposes of international grantmaking. The Equivalency Determination affirms that HCD meets internationally recognized standards of governance, transparency,…

In September 2025, the Transitional Justice Consortium Ethiopia (TJC-E), through the Horn Center for Democracy (HCD), conducted two grassroots training and consultation events in Mekelle, Tigray (18 September) and Aba’ala, Afar (7 September). The sessions are aimed at advancing a victims-centered approach to Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice (TJ) process. HCD implemented the activities in collaboration with regional civil society partners, including…

HCD participated in the three-day Launching Workshop of the IGAD Civil Society Forum for Peace, organized by the IGAD Peace and Security Division’s Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development (PCRD) Unit and held in Nairobi from 9 to 11 July 2025. The workshop brought together civil society organizations (CSOs) from across IGAD Member States to formally launch a regional forum aimed at…

HCD, in partnership with the Agency for Peacebuilding (AP), hosted a regional webinar titled “Empowering Sudanese Women for Leadership in Peacebuilding and Mediation: Drawing Lessons from South Sudanese Women’s Experiences.” The event brought together women peacebuilders, mediators, and civil society actors from Sudan, South Sudan, and the wider Horn of Africa. Panelists from Sudan and South Sudan shared lessons from…

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – In a significant move aimed at contributing towards democratic governance and inter-party dialogue across the Horn of Africa (HoA), the Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) and the African Inter-Party Dialogue Network (AIPDN) have established collaboration mechanism through a newly signed memorandum of understanding (MoU). This strategic partnership is set to amplify efforts in technical assistance, capacity…

Horn Center for Democracy (HCD) collaborated with Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and Amani Africa in the organization of a roundtable on ‘Preventing Violent Extremism through Transitional Justice Interventions’. The discussions went over the course of two days on 15th and 16th April, 2024. In her welcoming speech, our Program Director Yemisrach Kebede, introduced HCD and its undertakings so…