IGAD Stories
Sudan has the largest food-insecure population at 24.6 million, with famine and famine risk reported in several areas.
Nairobi stressed that such initiatives aimed at restoring peace and stability in Sudan must be coordinated under African leadership rather than throug...
The Foreign Ministry said such unilateral measures "do not help achieve the desired goals, including the realisation of peace in Sudan and the preserv...
In a joint statement on Sunday, the AUC and IGAD expressed support for calls made on Friday by the Quad—comprising Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Ara...
At a high-level meeting on Thursday, participants of the Nairobi Panel on the Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan called for an immediate end to military ope...
The guide, launched in Addis Ababa by Norway’s Ambassador to Ethiopia Stian Christensen, draws from last year’s discussions between the two sectors on...
The report shows international migration has risen sharply, climbing from 4.1 million people in 2013 to 6.8 million in 2022, an increase of nearly two...
The report aims to provide a clear picture of migration trends, demographic shifts, and remittance flows to support evidence-based policies across the...
The programme aims to enhance the capacity of countries in early detection, rapid response, and effective management of pandemics across the IGAD regi...
The senior officer said she looks forward to sharing her experiences from “the other side”, referring to Somalia, which has long been the recipient of...
Counties in the west could exceed 300 millimetres of rain, contrasting sharply with the less than 30 per cent chance of surpassing this threshold in t...
IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu commended both parties for their leadership and political will, calling the agreement an important move towa...
Mandera County experienced abductions of government officials and IED attacks, while in Lamu County, there were ambushes on security patrols in the Bo...
Regions including south-western Ethiopia, north-western Kenya, central to northern Uganda, most of Rwanda, and western Burundi are expected to have eq...
According to the audit, the State Department for Correctional Services signed a tenancy agreement with a private service provider to lease a house for...
Addressing participants at the IGAD Youth Peace and Security Conference in Nairobi, Executive Secretary Dr Workneh Gebeyehu emphasised that the era of...
Top on the agenda is the protracted dispute over Migingo Island, a rocky outcrop in Lake Victoria whose rich fishing waters have for years strained ti...
The ongoing four-day IGAD meeting in Nairobi, which began on July 28, aims to endorse this strategy, strengthen partnerships, and form a working group...
CS Cheptumo noted that although women and youth have historically played informal yet effective roles in reconciliation and dialogue, their inclusion...
He reminded the Council that its legitimacy is not drawn from formal authority but from earned trust.
Working closely with IGAD and national stakeholders, the Eminent Persons will help identify African-led, practical solutions to the region’s most pres...
Gender Cabinet Secretary, Hannah Wendot, said the current peace models overlook key voices, warning that excluding women and young people weakens the...
The Ministry of Health has now called for calm as public concerns rise over the unexplained deaths, which have so far claimed four lives in Migadini’s...
Many affected traders had yet to begin rebuilding, citing financial hardship and total loss of capital after the fire destroyed all their goods.
Among the key agenda items were the need for deeper AU-REC integration, formal recognition of RECs within the AU architecture, and the persistent chal...
The team conducted site visits to the proposed bridges and one-stop border points locations in Mandera (Malka Suftu) and Rhamu, which are critical com...
At the time of publishing, no injuries or fatalities had been reported, and the full extent of the damage remained unclear.
A working smoke detector is also advisable; there are wired or battery smoke detectors. It also serves as an early warning system, alerting you to the...
