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East Africa: President Kenyatta Rallies IGAD Leaders to Address Regional Peace and Security Challenges
Capital FM, 5 July 2022
President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on IGAD Heads of State and Government to work together towards sustainable solutions to challenges that pose a threat to regional peace and… Read more »
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Somalia: DPM Represents Somalia At IGAD Forum in Kenya
Shabelle, 6 July 2022
The Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia, Mahdi Mohamed Guled (Khadar) attended the 39th Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya focusing on peace,… Read more »
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Africa: IGAD Bloc Seeks Support to Feed Millions Amid Severe Drought
VOA, 6 July 2022
Members of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a regional bloc that includes Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda, met Tuesday in… Read more »
Regional Peace, Hunger Tops Agenda at IGAD Kenya 2022
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a trade bloc consisting of eight countries. These include Great Lakes countries; Kenya and Uganda, Horn of Africa countries; Djibouti where IGAD is headquartered, Ethiopia, Somalia and Eritrea and the Nile Valley countries; Sudan and South Sudan.
The IGAD meeting hosted by Kenya this year saw that country's President Uhuru Kenyatta call on IGAD heads of state to work together towards sustainable solutions to challenges that pose a threat to regional peace and security.
The theme of the IGAD meeting this year is focusing on peace, drought in the Horn of Africa, climate change and other priorities.
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For far too long, we've been telling the story on how climate change is real and man-made, how human-produced pollution is causing it, and how there is overwhelming scientific ... Read more »
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