Horn of Africa · Red Sea Corridor · Gulf of Aden
Quality, in-depth advice and guidance for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea Corridor / Gulf of Aden.
Get in touch/ 01 Introducing Hagid
Hagid means guidance in Somali.
We work with businesses and organisations facing difficult decisions in the wider Horn of Africa, giving them a clear and honest picture of what is happening on the ground.
Hagid is a specialist consulting firm focused on complex environments and protracted conflicts. We know Somalia, the wider Horn of Africa and the Red Sea Corridor / Gulf of Aden inside out, and we help our clients navigate politics, conflict dynamics, the conflict economy and security threats.
Our aim is simple: to keep you informed, aware and empowered to protect your business, your organisation and your people.
What is really happening?
Where are the threats coming from?
What are the opportunities?
Who matters?
What should we do next?
/ 02 Where we work
/ 03 About Hagid
Hagid was founded by Pascal Cuttat, who brings decades of practical, lived experience in conflict environments across the Horn of Africa and beyond.
He previously served as senior Head of Delegation for the International Committee of the Red Cross, and was a producer for European Business Channel and Swiss Public TV.
Pascal has assembled a team of native and international experts with long experience in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea Corridor / Gulf of Aden. Together they bring senior-level experience from:
A clear, honest picture of your operating environment.
Hagid has an unparalleled network of relationships at all levels of government, business and civil society. We make sure our clients have a clear and honest understanding of where they operate, including in areas others consider ‘hard to reach’.
Informed decisions, made on time.
We support timely, well-informed decision-making, drawing on decades of experience and current intelligence on every aspect of our clients’ concerns.
/ 04 Services
Timely insight into the events and actors shaping your operating environment, with access to the people who matter.
Practical protection for your people and operations, scaled to the environment you are working in.
Rapid, experienced support when circumstances turn unexpectedly serious.
Independent assurance on partners, investees and programmes, including where access is difficult.
Support for the processes that help fragile situations move towards stability.
Confidential advice and commissioned research, tailored to your questions.
/ 05 Our approach
What every client can expect when working with Hagid.
From the first day of any engagement, we establish transparent, honest communication on what is expected of us and what can be delivered within an agreed time frame.
We ensure round-the-clock availability within the framework of our contract, and remain flexible and responsive in an ever-changing, volatile environment.
The reach of our network and the depth of our local knowledge underpin the unrivalled quality of everything we deliver.
/ 06 Runda Talks
Runda Talks is a one-on-one conversation series hosted by Pascal Cuttat, bringing leading voices from government, diplomacy and business to Nairobi. Every last Thursday of the month, 16:00, at Worknest Africa.
/ 07 Contact