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Course contents (Business in Africa -
East Africa)
- Introduction to the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
- The IGAD Region: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda.
- Regional processes and alliances. IGAD Partners Forum (IPF).
- Economic Cooperation and Social Development. Economy, Foreign Trade, Industry, Tourism, Transport, Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Summary
The IGAD Region: Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan and Uganda. Economy, Foreign Trade, Industry, Tourism, Transport, Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
The IGAD (Intergovernmental Authority on Development) region
stretches over an area of 5.2 million km2 comprising the countries of
Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya,
Somalia, Sudan and
Uganda. Population of over
200 Million people (3% of the global population) is the
recipient of 40 percent of the entire global food aid.
The economic mainstay of the region is agriculture, both
livestock and crop production that provide the basis for food supplies and
export earnings as well as employment for over 80% of
the population.
The contribution of industries to the national economies is
about 15-20% on average.
Since they produce similar commodities, the level of intra-state trade
remains low and markets are neither inter-dependent nor inter-linked.
Globalisation trends of the world economy pose
both challenges and opportunities for the sustainable development of the IGAD
region.
Sample:
IGAD will also take an active part in the ACP/EU negotiations together with the
follow-up of implementation of the RSP/RIP for Eastern Africa regional
organisations under the Cotonou Agreement (European Union). IGAD as a Regional Economic Community
(REC) will continue to pursue regional coordination and cooperation within the
AU/AEC/RECs framework, including
NEPAD.
In respect to relationships with EAC,
COMESA and CEN-SAD where an IGAD member
country would belong to two or more of these institutions,
IGAD will negotiate
and enter into cooperative agreements and understandings with such institutions
to avoid duplication of efforts and wastage of resources.
Moreover, there are other international organisations promoting regional and
international economic co-operation, these include
Japan-Africa co-operation under TICAD,
China-Africa Forum, ACP-EU and the
World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Available Languages :
(Fr:
Afrique IGAD)Master
Executive Business with Africa -
Master East and Southern
Africa
IGAD, Intergovernmental, Authority, Development, Africa, Business, IGAD Region, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Economy, Foreign Trade, Industry, Tourism, Transport, Information, Communication, Technology, ICT, Master, International Business
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