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The first China-Horn of Africa Peace, Governance and Development conference kicked off in  Addis Ababa on the 20th and 21st of June 2022, drawing representatives from the People’s Republic of China, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Uganda. Ethiopia successfully hosted the regional conference which was concluded by issuing a joint statement on 11 important common stands adapted by the participating countries. The conference was the first of its kind convened immediately after China appointed a veteran diplomat Xue Bing as a Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. Given the challenges encountered on peace, good governance and development issues,…