April 20, 2010
The Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa a Resounding Success!

Summary

The three-day Conference on Good Governance, Peace, Security, and Sustainable Development in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, held at the Double Tree Hotel in Arlington, Virginia from April 9 -11, 2010, was a resounding success. The conference, whose honorary chair was the unjustly imprisoned political leader Judge Birtukan Medeksa, offered an in-depth examination and discussion of the challenges facing Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa, and the prospects and “best-bets” for peace and good governance in the region. The conference panels explored the prospects for advancing democracy, economic development, and security and discussed how to undertake advocacy for a people-oriented U.S. foreign policy towards Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa. Continue reading »