Issue #5 Strengthening cross-border cooperation

The issue of borders has recently been brought into focus and made newsworthy by the on-going debate on the controversy of the proposed
border wall between the USA and Mexico. While this debate has highlighted the border as a dividing or defensive line, fortified and
equipped to function as an obstacle to people and products, a view that is
gathering traction in the Horn of Africa region is one where the border is
perceived as an opportunity for cooperation, development and progress.