Mauritius, 12th April 2017 – “The recent events [with three acts of piracy off the Somali coasts after five years of calm], reminded us that maritime insecurity remains a major challenge in the Western Indian Ocean. That is why we must not slacken our efforts”. On the occasion of the opening of the fifth Steering Committee of the Regional Programme for the Promotion of Maritime Security (MASE), on the 6th of April 2017 in Bagatelle (Mauritius), Indian Ocean Commission’s (IOC) General-Secretary, Hamada Madi, enjoined the regional organizations and the countries of the Eastern and Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, as well as the international community to “remain mobilised in our region that is strategic for world trade”  

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Interpeace to work together on peace initiatives in Eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa.

15.03.2017, Addis Ababa - The Director of the IGAD Peace & Security Division (PSD), Amb Tewolde Gebremeskel along with other Heads of Program, on March 15, 2017 received a 25 member delegation of the European Union (EU) who paid a courtesy visit at the IGAD Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 

The IGAD Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (P/CVE) organised a two day workshop in Djibouti to validate two key IGAD documents that underpin IGAD’s efforts to counter violent extremism in the region.

2-02-2017, Djibouti: The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Center of Excellence for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (ICEPCVE) held a two-day innovation lab training workshop on developing and disseminating counter narratives as a tool for preventing and countering violent extremism.