Dr Annette Weber is a leading expert on the Horn of Africa with experience of more than 25years in the region and has been advising German decision makers at the highest level. At theGerman Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) she was Senior Fellow in theAfrica and Middle East Research Division since 2007, serving as Head of Department from2012-2014. She was engaged in mediation in Sudan and Ethiopia as Senior Advisor for theCentre for Humanitarian Dialogue (2019-2021) as well as the Berghof Foundation (2014-2019). Before joining SWP, Annette Weber was Coordinator and Head of Office for the EcumenicalNetwork for the African Great Lakes region (2003-2006). From 1996-2003 she heldseveral positions, including Head Researcher (Sudan, Somalia) with Amnesty Internationaland Head of Mission for Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.Furthermore, she lectured as Professor in Conflict Studies, International Relations and AfricanIR at various universities in Germany, Austria and Spain. From 2010-2012 she worked as aconsultant in residence in Addis Ababa. She published extensively on peace and security inthe Horn of Africa and the Red Sea arena.In 2020, Dr Weber was chosen as Team Member for the UN Independent Assessment on InternationalSupport for Security of Somalia. Dr Weber was organiser, speaker, chair and advisorto several Horn of Africa and Red Sea Formats, including the Oslo Forum, Munich SecurityConference, Tana High Level Forum and the Horn of Africa Security Dialogue.Annette Weber holds a PhD and MA in Political Science from the Free University of Berlin