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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley and the African Great Lakes. It is headquartered in Djibouti.
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) الهيئة الحكومية للتنمية Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement | |
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Headquarters | Djibouti, Djibouti |
Official languages | English |
Membership | |
Leaders | |
• Chair | Abdalla Hamdok |
• Executive Secretary | Workneh Gebeyehu[1] |
Establishment | January 1986 (As IGADD) 1996 |
Area | |
• Total | 5,204,977 km2 (2,009,653 sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total | $337.82 billion |
GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $393.042 billion |
• Per capita | $888.5 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (East Africa Time) |
Drives on | left (in Kenya and Uganda) right (in the rest of IGAD) |
Website igad |
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development was established in 1996. It succeeded the earlier Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD), a multinational body founded in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, with a focus on development and environmental control. IGADD's headquarters were later moved to Djibouti, following an agreement signed in January 1986 by the member states. Eritrea joined the organization in 1993, upon achieving independence.[9]
In April 1995, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government met in Addis Ababa, where they agreed to strengthen cooperation through the organization. This was followed with the signing of a Letter of Instrument to Amend the IGADD Charter / Agreement on 21 March 1996. The Revitalised IGAD, a new organizational structure, was eventually launched on 25 November 1996 in Djibouti.[9]
In September 2006, the AU Peace and Security Council approved an IGAD proposal to deploy an IGAD Peace Support Mission in Somalia (IGASOM).[10]
On 21 February 2007, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 1744, which authorized the deployment of a new African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in place of IGASOM.[11]
Ambassador Mahboub Maalim handed over as Executive Secretary [13] to Workneh Gebeyehu in late 2019. Maalim, a Kenyan nominee, had served from 2008 to 2019.
African Economic Community | |||||
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Pillar regional blocs (REC) |
Area (km²) |
Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Member states | |
(millions) | (per capita) | ||||
EAC | 5,449,717 | 343,328,958 | 737,420 | 2,149 | 8 |
ECOWAS/CEDEAO | 5,112,903 | 349,154,000 | 1,322,452 | 3,788 | 15 |
IGAD | 5,233,604 | 294,197,387 | 225,049 | 1,197 | 7 |
AMU/UMA a | 6,046,441 | 106,919,526 | 1,299,173 | 12,628 | 5 |
ECCAS/CEEAC | 6,667,421 | 218,261,591 | 175,928 | 1,451 | 11 |
SADC | 9,882,959 | 394,845,175 | 737,392 | 3,152 | 15 |
COMESA | 12,873,957 | 406,102,471 | 735,599 | 1,811 | 20 |
CEN-SAD a | 14,680,111 | 29 | |||
Total AEC | 29,910,442 | 853,520,010 | 2,053,706 | 2,406 | 54 |
Other regional blocs |
Area (km²) |
Population | GDP (PPP) ($US) | Member states | |
(millions) | (per capita) | ||||
WAMZ 1 | 1,602,991 | 264,456,910 | 1,551,516 | 5,867 | 6 |
SACU 1 | 2,693,418 | 51,055,878 | 541,433 | 10,605 | 5 |
CEMAC 2 | 3,020,142 | 34,970,529 | 85,136 | 2,435 | 6 |
UEMOA 1 | 3,505,375 | 80,865,222 | 101,640 | 1,257 | 8 |
UMA 2 a | 5,782,140 | 84,185,073 | 491,276 | 5,836 | 5 |
GAFTA 3 a | 5,876,960 | 1,662,596 | 6,355 | 3,822 | 5 |
AES | 2,780,159 | 71,374,000 | 179,347 | 3 | |
During 2004. Sources: The World Factbook 2005, IMF WEO Database.
Smallest value among the blocs compared.
Largest value among the blocs compared.
1: Economic bloc inside a pillar REC.
2: Proposed for pillar REC, but objecting participation.
3: Non-African members of GAFTA are excluded from figures.
a: The area 446,550 km2 used for Morocco excludes all disputed territories, while 710,850 km2 would include the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front). Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla, making up about 22.8 km2 (8.8 sq mi) more claimed territory.
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