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29th Ministerial Meeting

29th Ministerial Meeting

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Trade Ministers Meeting

Trade Ministers Meeting

Trade Ministers from the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) countries convened in Addis Ababa for the HoA

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Horn of Africa Initiative: 28th Ministerial Meeting

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H.E. Bihi Iman Egeh on Powering Regional Energy Integration

H.E. Bihi Iman Egeh, Finance Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia and Chair of the Horn of Africa Initiative, outlines priorities on energy access, regional power trade, and reform at the Ministerial Meeting on Energy in Mogadishu.

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Horn of Africa Initiative

The Horn of Africa Initiative follows a country-led approach in ensuring the realization of its mandate. Today, its membership includes 7 countries that share and believe in a regional approach to economic growth and sustainable development.
HOAI AT A GLANCE
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What We Do

HoAI’s mandate encompasses the following four pillars that are detailed below
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regional infrastructure
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PILLAR
INFRASTRUCTURE CONNECTIVITY
Economic and pillar trade integration
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PILLAR
ECONOMIC AND TRADE INTEGRATION
Building resilience
3
PILLAR
BUILDING RESILIENCE
Human capital pillar development
4
PILLAR
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

What's New

The Horn of Africa Initiative facilitated technical consultations between several development partners and the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 8 June 2023. These consultations were part of the Bank’s effort to design a new project to give EAPP a final push to launch regional power trade.
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20 Oct 2026
Career Opportunities at the HoAI Secretariat
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DRIVE-supported livestock genetics centre in Kenya
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2 Oct 2026
HoAI Field Visit to a DRIVE-Supported Livestock Genetics Centre in…
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Regional Trade Facilitation Committee
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29 Sep 2026
HoAI Regional Trade Facilitation Committee Holds Inaugural Meeting…
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Regional Integration in the Horn of Africa
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21 Sep 2026
How Soft Instruments Can Advance Regional Integration in the Horn…
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HoAI Trade Ministers Meeting
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3 Sep 2026
A Significant Step Forward for Trade Integration in the Horn of…
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Trade Facilitation Roadmap
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15 Aug 2026
HoAI Regional Trade Facilitation Roadmap Gains Regional Endorsement
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Horn of Africa countries
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14 Aug 2026
Five Horn of Africa countries meet to discuss a regional approach…
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1 Aug 2026
BADEA Joins the Horn of Africa Initiative as its 6th Development…
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National Trade Consultation
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9 Jul 2026
Kenya National Trade Consultation Marks Final In-Country Mission…
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Kenya Trade Mission
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8 Jul 2026
Day One of the Kenya Trade Mission
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Resources

The development partners made a presentation of the Horn of Africa Initiative (HoAI) Trade Facilitation Roadmap which was approved during the Ministerial Meeting of the Initiative on 30 June 2022.
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21 Sep 2026
Soft Instruments and Integration in Africa
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3 Sep 2026
Summary: HoAI Trade Facilitation Roadmap 2026-2031
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3 Sep 2026
DRIVE BOOST
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Member Countries

Member Countries

5 countries and 3 development partners established the HoAI in October 2019. Today, the Initiative is going from strength to strength in…
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Priority Package

HoA Initiative has a list of priority packages agreed by the Finance Ministers of Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti at their inception…
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Funded Package

At inception, Development Partners committed to the course offering a package of USD 18 Billion to support priorities of the Horn of…
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Member States

Djibouti
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Kenya
Somalia
Sudan
South Sudan

Development Partners

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European Union
AFDB
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
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BADEA

Permanent Observer

IGAD
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Horn of Africa Secretariat

Ministry of Finance, Corso Somalia Street, Shangaani District, Mogadishu, Somalia
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