The Executive Secretary of IGAD, Eng. Mahboub Maalim, met at his office Prof. Dr. Christian Roschmann, Prof. Dr. Stefan Brüne and Kaussara Houssein Wais, the Head of the Greater Horn Horizon. The Executive Secretary and the academics discussed strengthening the Greater Horn Horizon Forum.

Based in Djibouti, the GHHF is an independent forum that seeks to facilitate the formulation and implementation of regional integration policies conducive to development and peaceful co-existence.