@IGADsecretariat's specialised institution for regional cooperation on conflict prevention through data-based conflict early warning and response
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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IGAD Advances National Coordination to Counter Hate Speech and Disinformation in South Sudan
📍 Juba, South Sudan
🗓️ 13-15 October 2026
IGAD, through @IGAD_CEWARN in partnership with @AUC_PAPS, today kicked off a three-day national workshop to support the establishment of a National Multi-Agency Coordination Platform for Countering Hate Speech and Disinformation in South Sudan.
Convened are government institutions, independent national institutions, political parties, civil society, media, academia, fact-checking and religious organizations, and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen national coordination in preventing and responding to harmful narratives that can fuel tensions and conflict.
The workshop is expected to define the structure, membership and operational priorities of a national platform to counter hate speech and disinformation in South Sudan, assess national capacities and coordination gaps, and inform a National Action Plan. It aims to strengthen information sharing, joint risk analysis and timely preventive action, while promoting social cohesion and safeguarding freedom of expression.This follows establishment of a similar Platform in Ethiopia in May 2026.
This initiative is supported by the United Nations Office of the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (@OSE_HoA) and the United Nations Development Programme (@UNDP).
#IGAD #SouthSudan
Turning Plans into Action for Regional Stability
1/3 Day 2 of the SECURES-IGAD Project technical meeting focused on translating commitments into implementation. Representatives from IGAD and the African Development Bank reviewed annual work plans, discussed project implementation
2/3 priorities, and strengthened coordination for effective delivery.
Participants also held in-depth sessions on financial management, audit requirements, gender integration, and accountability mechanisms to ensure transparent and efficient implementation of the project across
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IGAD Mediation Reflection Conference: Reimagining Peace Making in the Horn of Africa xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1lKQRvEAd…
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IGAD Calls for Dialogue and Restraint in Somalia
Read more: igad.int/igad-calls-for-dial…
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🌙✨ Eid Mubarak from IGAD
Wishing you peace, joy, and unity this Eid.
#RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture
📢 New Resource!
The IGAD Gendered Intersectionality Toolkit (2026) provides practical guidance for integrating gendered intersectionality into conflict prevention research across the IGAD region.
Find the toolkit here: shorturl.at/v2c1G
📢 New Alert | Climate–Induced Conflict Risks
This alert examines how rainfall variability during the Jan–Mar 2026 period may heighten conflict risks in vulnerable clusters across the IGAD region,including Abyei–Aweil, Ateker, and Mandera.
Find it here: shorturl.at/w0S2I
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Celebrating Women Across the IGAD Region
This International Women’s Day, the IGAD Secretariat honors the resilience, leadership, and contributions of women who drive peace, prosperity, and progress across our region.
Under the leadership of H.E. @DrWorkneh, the Secretariat has pioneered the mission of bringing women to decision-making tables across the region through initiatives such as the Women Forums on Peace, Agriculture, Digital Security and AI, Land Governance, and the IGAD Gender Strategy, creating platforms that amplify women’s voices and expand opportunities for their full participation.
#InternationalWomensDay #RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture
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At the ongoing IGAD Women, Peace & Security Ministerial Conference in Nairobi, CEWARN launched its Gendered Intersectionality Toolkit — a practical guide for integrating intersectional analysis into conflict prevention research across the IGAD region. 1/2
IGAD Ministerial Meeting on Women Peace and Security xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1nxeLyLvB…
The delegation also conferred with @IGADPeace Director @AbebeMuluneh on deepening strategic cooperation between IGAD and the EU in advancing peace and stability in the region as well as on strengthening early warning systems and preventive diplomacy across the IGAD region.
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Following the resumption of the Republic of the Sudan to IGAD, I received H.E. Mohi El-Din Salem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan.
We discussed the peace and security situation in the Sudan and the importance of sustained regional cooperation.
I welcomed H.E. the Minister to the IGAD Council of Ministers, a key policy organ of the organisation.
IGAD remains steadfast in its support for efforts aimed at achieving lasting peace and stability in the Sudan and across the region.
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IGAD Executive Secretary Receives Foreign Minister of the Republic of the Sudan
On the margins of the AU Summit, the IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. @DrWorkneh, today received H.E. Mohi El Din Salem, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, following Sudan’s resumption of its membership.
Discussions focused on the peace and security situation and the importance of sustained regional cooperation. The Executive Secretary welcomed the Minister to the IGAD Council of Ministers and reaffirmed IGAD’s commitment to supporting lasting peace and stability for the Sudanese people and the region.
@MofaSudan
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#OneRegionOneFuture
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AU–COMESA–IGAD Election Observation Mission 2026 | High-Level Security Engagement.
📅 12 January 2026 | 📍 Kampala, Uganda
The AU–COMESA–IGAD Election Observation Mission, led by H.E. Goodluck E. Jonathan (@GEJonathan), accompanied by Commander Abebe Muluneh of #IGAD and Amb. Shamsudin Ahmed of #COMESA, met with Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba.
Discussions addressed election security preparedness, inter-agency coordination, and measures in place to maintain public order, protect candidates, electoral officials and secure polling processes nationwide. The engagement also covered the use of technology as well as efforts to uphold professionalism, neutrality and human rights in election security operations ahead of Uganda’s 2026 General Elections. 🤝
#UgandaDecides2026 #AUCOMESAIGADEOM
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AU–COMESA–IGAD Election Observation Mission to the Uganda Elections 2026
The IGAD Secretariat has deployed its Election Observation Mission to Uganda, joining the Joint AU–COMESA–IGAD Election Observers led by the former President of Nigeria, H.E. Goodluck Jonathan, in Kampala, ahead of the General Elections scheduled for 15 January 2026.
H.E. @GEJonathan will be supported by Shemsudin Ahmed Roble, Member of the COMESA Committee of Elders, and @AbebeMuluneh, Director of @IGADPeace.
Comprising 84 observers, the Mission will assess the electoral process with a focus on credibility, transparency, and peaceful conduct, in accordance with Uganda’s electoral legal framework, the OAU/AU Declaration on the Principles Governing Democratic Elections, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance (ACDEG), and the International Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, among other applicable instruments.
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