The Khartoum Process is a platform for political cooperation amongst the countries along the migration route between the Horn of Africa and Europe.
The Khartoum Process was set up on 28 November 2014, at the Ministerial Conference held in Rome, Italy.
Also known as the EU-Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative, the inter-continental consultation framework aims at:
- establishing a continuous dialogue for enhanced cooperation on migration and mobility
- identifying and implementing concrete projects to address trafficking in human beings and the smuggling of migrants
- giving a new impetus to the regional collaboration between countries of origin, transit and destination regarding the migration route between the Horn of Africa and Europe.
The objectives of the Khartoum Process
The Dialogue seeks to create:
a common understanding of human trafficking and smuggling of migrants
opportunities for balanced partnership
a spirit of shared responsibility and enhanced cooperation