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Growing up and through my career, I’ve witnessed the resilience and determination of women who held families, governments, and communities together, often in the face of great challenges. Their strength continues to inspire us all to advancing women’s leadership across the region. Through initiatives such as the IGAD Women Forums on Peace, Agriculture, Digital Security and Artificial Intelligence, and Land Governance, alongside the IGAD Gender Strategy, we continue to expand opportunities and elevate women’s voices across the IGAD region. On this International Women’s Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a future where women lead and thrive.

Promising start of 2026 @IGADISSP 👉🏽Advanced discussions on #Transnational #Security #Threats, progressed strategic planning for regional cooperation, and deepened partnerships to prevent and counter the threats in the #IGAD region and beyond. Building greater resilience through collective efforts.💪🏽 #ForwardTogether. #PeaceSecurity #IGAD #TSTs

As the blessed month of Ramadan begins, I extend my warmest wishes to Muslim communities across our region and around the world. Ramadan is a time of reflection, compassion, and renewal. Its values of solidarity, patience, and generosity resonate deeply with IGAD’s commitment to peace, resilience, and shared prosperity. May this holy month inspire unity, strengthen dialogue, and bring hope and comfort to all. Ramadan Kareem.

Had a good discussion with @aestivill, Ambassador of @EmbaMexEti on potential areas of cooperation on issues of #Transnational #Security #Threats (TSTs) affecting the #IGAD region and beyond. It was a continuation of our initial conversation on matters of mutual concern with good prospects for collaboration. #SouthSouthCooperation #Trafficking #Smuggling #CyberSecurity #AI #OrganizedCrime #Security #TSTs

Met HE Ms. Cheryl Urban, Deputy Minister for Africa and Pan-Geographic Affairs at Global Affairs Canada. Our discussions focused on deepening cooperation between IGAD and Canada across key priorities including peace and security, climate resilience, humanitarian response, and sustainable development in the Horn of Africa. I appreciate Canada’s continued partnership and reaffirm IGAD’s commitment to working together for lasting stability and prosperity.

🗓️:13.02.2026 📍: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 🇪🇹 IGAD’s Executive Secretary H.E @DrWorkneh held productive meeting with Mr. Nick Checker, Senior Bureau Official at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs, to discuss issues of mutual interest. Their discussions focused on enhancing cooperation in support of regional peace and security, and reaffirmed shared commitment to coordinated action to promote lasting stability across the region. #AUSummit2026 #IGADAt40

IGAD Engages the United States on Peace and Security IGAD Executive Secretary, H.E. @DrWorkneh, received Mr. Nick Checker, Senior Bureau Official, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs (@AsstSecStateAF), for an exchange on matters of mutual interest concerning regional peace and security. The meeting underscored a shared commitment to coordinated efforts aimed at advancing regional peace and stability. #AUSummit #RisingWithIGAD #OneRegionOneFuture For more updates: igad.int/39thausummit/ IGAD Mission to AU: igad.int/au

Received Mr. Nick Checker, Senior Bureau Official, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of African Affairs, for an exchange on matters of mutual interest. We discussed strengthening cooperation on regional peace and security and reaffirmed our shared commitment to coordinated action in advancing stability across the region.

On the margins of the AU Summit, I met H.E. Dr @GHessebon, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, to exchange views on regional peace and security and key institutional priorities. We underscored the value of sustained diplomacy and a cohesive regional voice. IGAD remains committed to working with all Member States to advance peace, stability, and regional integration.

As I hand over the Chairmanship of the Inter-REC Coordination Platform, I do so with pride in the progress achieved over the past year under IGAD’s leadership. Working closely with the CEOs of our Regional Economic Communities, we strengthened AU-REC coordination and deepened inter-REC solidarity in advancing our shared continental priorities. With SADC’s commendable experience in economic integration and peacebuilding, I am confident the momentum will continue. Congratulations and best wishes, my brother H.E. @EliasMagosi.

Joined Africa Heads of State and Government for the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. As this year’s focus turns to water, one of our continent’s most vital and strategic resources, we are reminded that the Africa we want will not be shaped by declarations alone, but by the determined action of African countries, the African people both public and private sector, and African leaders. This is not the sovereign responsibility of one nation or of leaders alone. It is our collective African duty. Together, through shared resolve and united purpose, we must strengthen our cooperation and transform our potential into lasting prosperity for generations to come.

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.

The future of Africa will be shaped not by the resources we possess, but by how we govern and share them. Water sits at the centre of that responsibility. Today, I joined Africa’s Ministers of Foreign Affairs at the opening of the 48th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, advancing the 2026 Theme of the Year on sustainable water availability and safe sanitation. As IGAD, we stand firm: access to water must not depend on geography or income, but on leadership, cooperation, and collective responsibility.

Water security is ultimately about people — the girl who can attend school, the pastoralist whose livestock survive drought, the mother whose children drink clean water. Today at the AU Summit side event on Unlocking Groundwater Investments Through Strategic Partnerships which is organized by IGAD and UNDP, I underscored that groundwater is not only a development issue but a matter of hydro politics, requiring stronger political commitment, regional cooperation, and peace and security to safeguard this shared lifeline in line with Agenda 2063. As IGAD, we remain steadfast in advancing collective action so that our shared waters, especially across border communities, become a foundation for peace, resilience, and prosperity across the region.

Pleased to receive H.E. Guang Cong, United Nations Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, to exchange notes on matters of mutual concern affecting the region. Our engagement reaffirmed a shared resolve to deepen collaboration and redouble collective efforts in advancing peace, stability, and sustainable security across the region.

This morning, at the IGAD offices in Addis Ababa, I received H.E. Michael J. Adler, U.S. Ambassador to South Sudan, to discuss regional peace and security, with a focus on the Republic of South Sudan. We reaffirmed our shared commitment to advancing peace, stability, and sustained dialogue in support of the region’s security and long term resilience. IGAD values its partnership with the United States, grounded in mutual respect and a shared commitment to peace, stability, and inclusive development across the region.

Today I Received letter of credential from H.E. Nicolas Simard, Canada’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Djibouti, and IGAD, during which we engaged on matters of mutual interest, including advancing peace and security across the region and strengthening the IGAD–Canada partnership, particularly on the Women, Peace, and Security agenda.

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#IGADat40 As we begin our IGAD at 40 anniversary journey, we are honoured to share this special video message from our IGAD Media Awards winners, who join the region in wishing IGAD a happy anniversary and celebrating the power of storytelling in shaping a more peaceful, resilient, and inclusive future. Here’s to four decades of impact and to the road ahead. For more details: igad.int/40thanniversar… #IGADat40 #OneRegionOneFuture #RisingWithIGAD

Today in Djibouti, I received the newly appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Republic of Djibouti, H.E. @lapirenne, who presented her Letter of Accreditation to IGAD. Our discussions reaffirmed our shared commitment to strengthening cooperation in advancing peace, enhancing resilience, and promoting regional integration across the IGAD region.