A Special Focus on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence in the Horn of Africa
As the world greeted International Women’s Day on 8 March, women affected by conflict in the Horn had little to celebrate. Violence against women and girls, prevalent worldwide, continues to be particularly acute in conflict settings across the region where war and instability exacerbate dynamics that enable the perpetration of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV). […]
Pressure Mounts on Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity as CSOs Calls for Key Benchmarks to be met ahead of the December 2024 Elections
22 March 2024, Juba/Nairobi By Halima Ahmed Ahead of the December 2024 polls, Africans for the Horn of Africa (Af4HA) Initiative and South Sudan civil society urges the Revitalized Transitional Government of National Unity (R-TGoNU) to engage in political dialogue and address outstanding issues on the preparation of the elections, emphasizing the need to restore […]
Juba Resolution on the Way Forward for the Transition in South Sudan
We are faced with many dilemmas. Almost 20 years since the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), South Sudanese are tired of transitions that have not delivered democratic governance and development. They see elections as a way out of this endless cycle. But they also recognize that a rushed electoral process carries a high […]
The ICC and UNSC Must Do More for Sudan’s Mass Atrocity Victims
SUDAN TRIBUNE By Janet Sankale On 24 January 2024, the Africans for the Horn of Africa Initiative (Af4HA), a coalition of African civil society organisations committed to working collectively on the crises in the Horn sent letters to United Nations Security Council (UNSC) member states urging them to strongly support the work of the International […]