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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) coordinates development in the Horn of Africa. Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda are member states. It has established the following priorities: infrastructure development; food security; environmental protection; conflict prevention, management and resolution; and humanitarian affairs reflecting the need to establish peace and security to assure economic development. IGAD leaders have pursued negotiations to end the civil wars in Sudan and Somalia and given priority to the development of an early warning mechanism for the IGAD region. |
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