The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to fund a study by Centre for Policy Research and Dialogue (CPRD) based in Addis Ababa.
CPRD has been established to take up the gaps in policy dialogue and research related to peace, stability and good governance and ultimately economic development in the Horn of Africa. CPRD is an organization independent of political parties, governments, and interest groups (trade unions, employers associations, farmers associations, donors etc.). The CPRD is an institution, which sets its own research agendas, prioritizing themes on the basis of importance and relevance to the Horn of Africa. To ensure this, the Center will maintain an independent legal status, a diverse research agenda and funding base (including international, non-governmental and local sources), a broad based constituency of stakeholders, and an appropriate governance structure.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to fund the study "Integration in the IGAD-region" with an amount of 1.3 million birr. The study will try to prove how economic integration in the sub-region will benefit peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.