Nairobi / Djibouti, 4th June 2020: An estimated 27.6 million people across the IGAD region were classified in Crisis or worse (IPC Phase 3+) levels of acute food insecurity in 2019. This figure represents 20% of the total population facing food insecurity that...
The representatives of the four countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda), which share a common border in the area commonly known as the IGAD Cluster 1, held a meeting on 11th March 2020, at the Best Western Hotel, Entebbe, Uganda, to review and adopt the...
Cross-border Dialogues intensify in the IGAD region with support from the EU/BMZ “Strengthening the ability of IGAD to promote resilience in the Horn of Africa” Project By Caroline Kigira Within the framework of the GIZ-IGAD[1] Cooperation, a series of cross-border...
Countries must take immediate action to control the outbreak Nairobi, Kenya, 15th January, 2020 – A serious and widespread Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea...
Livestock markets in Baragoi were chaotic open air affairs, and it was difficult to coordinate collection of cess and other important checks. This changed following the construction and commissioning of the Baragoi livestock market. By Geoffrey Lelenguyah and Pat...
