Annette Weber is a senior fellow in the Middle East and Africa research division of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) in Berlin. Between 2003 and 2006, she was the coordinator of the Ecumenical Network Central Africa (Berlin) and previously served at Amnesty International as a Sudan and Uganda expert. Weber's research fields focus on sub-Saharan Africa, especially the Horn of Africa and East Africa; wars and conflicts; and social and political change. Her current focus is on Somalia, Sudan, Darfur, conflict relations and regional stability in the Horn of Africa.