Economic Cooperation &
Regional Integration

Dr. Osman Babikir
Director Economic Cooperation and Regional Integration

Economic Cooperation & Regional Integration

The mandate of the Economic Cooperation and Regional Integration Division (ECRID) is to promote regional economic cooperation and integration among IGAD Member States. The Division supports this central strategic role of IGAD through working in areas of trade, tourism development, transport and Information and Communication Technologies, integration and macroeconomic policies, energy development, industry and regional value chains development.

         The key functions of the Division are:

1. Trade, Investment and Tourism development
2. Industrial and Regional Value Chain Development
3. Clean Energy Generation and Interconnections to Facilitate Cross-Border Energy Trade
4. Integration and Macroeconomic Policy and Research
5. Transport and ICT Development and Promotion of Digitalization

Areas of Intervention

Infrastructure
Trade, Industry & Tourism

Latest News and Updates

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Economic Cooperation
March 19, 2023

IGAD and AfDB Collaborate for Renewable Energy for the Region

March 16, 2023 (ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), with the financial support of the African Development…
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March 5, 2023

IGAD and Partners Held a Training Workshop on the International Road Transport (TIR/eTIR) and the Conventions on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Roads (CMR/eCMR)

February 3, 2023 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and some partners yesterday closed a two-day training workshop…
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January 29, 2023

Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Project (P176181)

Electronic Waste (E-waste) Management Plan (Draft) The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Secretariat will manage environmental and social risks and…
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Division News

Upcoming Events

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Monday February 13
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Kenya National Meeting to Ratify and Domesticate the IGAD Transhumance Protocol
Wednesday February 15
8:00 am - 5:00 pm National Validation Meetings for Kenya Blue Economy Strategy
Tuesday February 21
8:00 am - 5:00 pm IGAD Regional Consultative Process on Migration (IGAD-RCP) on Durable Solutions for Forced Displacement
Wednesday February 22
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Enhance Women Participation in the Constitution Making Process
Monday February 27
8:00 am - 5:00 pm IGAD Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment and Labour Migration
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Djibouti National Meeting to Ratify and Domesticate the IGAD Transhumance Protocol
9:00 am - 5:00 pm IGAD Ministerial Conference on Labour, Employment, and Labour Migration
Tuesday February 28
8:00 am - 5:00 pm High level regional conference on the countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)
Monday March 6
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Investing in Land Digitalization Systems to Close Gender Data Gaps in the IGAD Region
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Facilitate National Seminar for Inter-University, Research, and Policy Institutions on Good practices, Knowledge, and Evidence Sharing on Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants (TIP/SOM)
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Somalia National Meeting to Ratify and Domesticate the IGAD Transhumance Protocol
Monday March 13
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Djibouti National Dialogue on Forced Displacement
Wednesday March 15
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Kenya National Meeting to Ratify and Domesticate the IGAD Transhumance Protocol
8:00 am - 6:00 pm Regional Training Workshop on Regional and International Normative Framework and Initiatives on Transnational Organised Crime (TOC)
Thursday March 16
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Launch of Sustainable Ecosystem Management (SEM) for Pastoralism in Cross-border Areas
Tuesday March 21
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Experts’ roundtable dialogue workshop on the Red Sea dynamics and its potential implications
Monday March 27
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Study Tour for Private Sectors in the Meat Business of the IGAD Region
Tuesday March 28
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Validation Workshop of the Sweden Land Governance phase-II Project Proposal
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Regional Validation Meeting of IGAD Model on Transhumance Protocol
Monday April 3
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Training of Trainers (ToT) for Fish Post-Harvest Loss Handling, Quality Control and Marketing at Sebeta National Fisheries Research Center
Monday April 10
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Experience Sharing Visit on Fisheries Co- Management of Transboundary Shared Water Resource at Lake Victoria Fisheries Organisation (LVFO)
Wednesday April 12
8:00 am - 5:00 pm Regional Training for Trade Counsellors of IGAD MS Based in ECOWAS & ECCAS
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