Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The Horn of African region could experience depressed rains in the critical March to May season, dashing hopes of a respite from the escalating hunger crisis, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said Wednesday in its latest weather forecast report launched in …
Read More »IGAD to develop joint strategy against rampant land conflicts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), is developing a joint strategy against the rampant land-grabbing cases in the East and Horn of Africa. The strategy will be unveiled at a Conference in Kampala next week, which is organized by IGAD and the International Development Law …
Read More »African ministers commit to developing roadmap to boost food security
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | Eight African ministers from the Horn of African region have vowed to develop a comprehensive roadmap to help boost food security amid a looming famine in some countries, a regional bloc said Tuesday. “The failure of four consecutive rainfall seasons over the last three years has …
Read More »IGAD deploys electoral mission to observe Kenya polls
IGAD will deploy core team experts to follow up on the electoral preparations, assess the political dynamics and genuine competitiveness and fairness of the electoral campaign Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), announced on Thursday it has deployed an electoral mission to …
Read More »IGAD expresses concern over Ethiopia-Sudan border dispute
Ethiopia and Sudan have longstanding competing claims over the Al-Fashaqa border region, an area of fertile land settled with Ethiopian farmers that Sudan claims is within its boundary Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Wednesday expressed concern over the Ethiopia-Sudan border dispute. “The Executive …
Read More »South Sudan ratifies East African bloc’s protocols on movement of persons, transhumance
Juba, South Sudan | Xinhua | South Sudan’s government said Friday it has ratified two protocols of the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on free movement of persons and transhumance in the member states. Mayiik Ayii Deng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the two …
Read More »IGAD hails Sudan’s decision to lift nationwide state of emergency
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | Xinhua | The East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), on Monday hailed the Sudanese government’s decision to lift a nationwide state of emergency. In a press statement, Workneh Gebeyehu, the Executive Secretary of IGAD, said he welcomed the decision of the Sovereign Council of …
Read More »East Africa running out of water
Experts look for solutions underground Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | What should East African countries do when their rivers and lakes dry up, as is predicted to happen in the next 20 years? Experts who recently met in Entebbe, Uganda, for the Second Water Forum of the IGAD region …
Read More »IGAD, education ministry partner to train teachers in refugee hosting communities
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Education and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development-IGAD have started training teachers in refugee-hosting communities. The teachers from Kyangwali, Kyaka II Rwamwanja, Bidi Bidi, and Nakivale resettlement camps are being taught psychosocial support, life skills, and ICT skills. Speaking on Saturday at the …
Read More »Fighting home-grown terrorists
Security experts say attacks on Kampala woke them up, want IGAD regional strategy Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Director of the Security Sector Programme of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Commander Abebe Muluneh Beyene is always on the look-out for terrorist activity. He records attacks. And he has …
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