This report assesses obstacles and risks to the implementation of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement and outlines steps to be taken to avoid a return to conflict. The product of a seminar held by the Horn of Africa Group, this paper brings together perspectives from officials, opinion leaders, academic specialists and foreign policy-makers. Copublished by the RVI with Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs), the Royal African Society and the Centre of African Studies, University of London.
Enhancing the Role of Borderland Communities in Ethiopia’s Foreign Policy
October 15, 2025
Ethiopia’s borderland communities (BLCs) have historically influenced the country’s relations with its neighbours. These peripheral regions often serve as hubs for cross-border trade, repositories of
