Intergovernmental Authority on Development
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Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Autorité intergouvernementale pour le développement
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| Headquarters |  Djibouti City |
| Official languages | English |
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| Leaders | |
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• Executive Secretary
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 Mahboub Maalim |
| Establishment | January 1986 |
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• Total
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5,204,977 km2 (2,009,653 sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
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$337.82 billion |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
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• Total
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$197.202 billion |
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• Per capita
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$888.5 |
| Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) |
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Website
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The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is an eight-country trade bloc in Africa. It includes governments from the Horn of Africa, Nile Valley, and the African Great Lakes. Its headquarters are in Djibouti City.
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development was established in 1996. It succeeded the earlier Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD), a multinational body founded in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda and Kenya, with a focus on development and environmental control. IGADD's headquarters were later moved to Djibouti, following an agreement signed in January 1986 by the member states. Eritrea joined the organization in 1993, upon achieving independence.
In April 1995, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government met in Addis Ababa, where they agreed to strengthen cooperation through the organization. This was followed with the signing of a Letter of Instrument to Amend the IGADD Charter / Agreement on 21 March 1996. The Revitalised IGAD, a new organizational structure, was eventually launched on 25 November 1996 in Djibouti.
In September 2006, the AU Peace and Security Council approved an IGAD proposal to deploy an IGAD Peace Support Mission in Somalia (IGASOM).
On 21 February 2007, the United Nations Security Council approved Resolution 1744, which authorized the deployment of a new African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) in place of IGASOM.
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