Tag Archives: IGAD

NEWS ANALYSIS | URN | For more than three decades, African peace mediation rested on a framework that became familiar across the continent. Wars were to be stopped through ceasefires and security arrangements, followed by negotiations over power-sharing, wealth-sharing, transitional justice and, eventually, national dialogue. The approach helped resolve some …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As conflicts multiply across the Horn of Africa and external powers deepen their involvement in the continent’s crises, African mediation is facing searching questions about its future. Diplomats and peace negotiators who helped end some of the region’s past wars are increasingly asking whether the …

NAIROBI | Xinhua | The Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) will experience wetter-than-normal rainfall conditions between April and June, the Climate Prediction and Application Center (ICPAC) of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc, said on Tuesday. ICPAC said in a statement issued in Nairobi, Kenya’s capital, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Friday hosted Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander, Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, at State House Entebbe, in a high-stakes diplomatic engagement aimed at exploring pathways to end Sudan’s devastating civil war. The meeting comes nearly three years after conflict …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s peak dry season has taken an unexpected turn, with intensifying February rains sweeping across much of the country and prompting a nationwide flood and landslide alert. Traditionally marked by hot, dry, and sunny conditions, February signals the tail end of the December–February dry …

Millions in East and Horn of Africa  face hunger, thirst, and debt as rich nations fail to honour climate commitments NEWS ANALYSIS | RONALD MUSOKE | At dawn in Lokitoeang’aber, a village in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya, the air is dry, still, and heavy with dust. The cracked earth beneath …

Why bloc is banking on Uganda to build a health security buffer for the East and Horn of Africa region Kampala, Uganda |  RONALD MUSOKE | On Aug.29, health officials and regional leaders from the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) gathered in Kampala to mark a turning point in Africa’s fight …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Countries in the IGAD region, which include Uganda, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South, and Sudan, Sudan continue facing a deepening food insecurity crisis threatening the lives and livelihoods of the  people in rural and urban areas. The food insecurity and nutritional threats associated with …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | Agriculture officials have been reminded that securing women’s land rights is essential for building resilient food systems and addressing food insecurity across the East African region. “Women with secure land rights are more likely to adopt climate-smart agriculture, diversify income, and educate their …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken the lead in championing gender-transformative and climate-resilient land governance as it hosts the National and Regional Dialogues with Women Parliamentarians from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states. The high-level gathering at Serena Hotel in Kampala has drawn legislators from IGAD …