Djibouti designates members to Regional Task Force on Trade Facilitation
The Ministers of Finance, Infrastructure, and Budget of Djibouti have designated the national members of the HoAI Regional Task Force for Trade Facilitation. The HoAI Task Force for Trade Facilitation is a regional body made up of members from the Ministries of Finance, Trade, Transport and from Customs in five Horn of Africa countries (Djibouti, […]
Article published by the Brookings Institute discussing importance of HOAI
Stability and prosperity in the Horn of Africa is critical for the subregion and for the world. Until quite recently, the Horn of Africa appeared to be on a positive trajectory in the context of strengthened regional relations, political transitions, and encouraging economic growth and poverty reduction trends. For example, a recent analysis has shown that […]
Meetings in Nairobi and Addis Ababa to discuss projects in the areas of trade, logistics, and transport
The World Bank is organising a series of stakeholders’ consultations in Nairobi (November 2-3, 2022) and Addis Ababa (November 7-9 th , 2022), to plan the identification and design of a broad range of projects to be developed in the Horn of Africa, particularly those described in the HoAI trade facilitation roadmap. To this end, […]
South Sudan signs HoAI joint Ministerial Declaration on Trade
At the 14th Meeting of the HoAI Ministers of Finance held in Washington DC, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of South Sudan, Hon. Dr Dier Tong Ngor, signed the HoAI Joint Ministerial Declaration on Trade Facilitation. South Sudan joins Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in the strategy aimed at achieving a more economically-integrated […]
South Sudan: Trade Facilitation environment and main constraints to trade
Assessment of the trade facilitation environment in South Sudan: HoAI Secretariat Report DOWNLOAD REPORT
Day 2 of HoAI Secretariat Officials’ mission to South Sudan
HoAI Secretariat team today (Sept 13, 2022), continued with Day 2 of the onboarding mission in South Sudan. This morning, Trade and Industry Minister, Hon Kuol Athian Mawien, received the HoAI Secretariat led by Team Leader, Iradj Alikhani. In attendance were also the Director General of External Trade at the Ministry, Stephen M.G. Jorbek, and […]
HoAI Secretariat Officials’ Mission in South Sudan
HoAI Secretariat officials led by Team Leader, Iradj Alikhani, (second from right) held a meeting with South Sudan’s acting Under-Secretary for Transport, Anna Gista Duku. The delegation is on a mission in Juba to consult key government stakeholders, on how to mainstream Republic of South Sudan into the HoAI working agenda. In yet another meeting,HoAI […]
Ethiopia hosts EA-RDIP Exchange Workshop
Addis Ababa on September 2, 2022, hosted the 1 st Eastern Africa Regional Digital Integration Program (EA-RDIP) exchange workshop, bringing together ICT Ministers and experts from Ethiopia, Somalia, and South Sudan. Somalia’s Communications and Technology Minister, H.E. Jama Hassan Khalif, urged participants to take advantage of digital integration markets, to benefit from the vast opportunities. […]
Kenya and Ethiopia signed Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)
Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) establishing a 500-kilo volts transmission line between the two countries. This new power interconnection agreement supported by the African Development Bank, the French Development Agency, and the World Bank, will provide reliable and affordable energy to an estimated 870,000 to 1.4 million Kenyan households of […]
The World Bank Regional Economic Memorandum (REM) for the Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA) holds significant opportunities to boost shared prosperity and eliminate extreme poverty by scaling up cross-border trade, digital innovation, jobs, and economic transformation and overcoming challenges of fragility, conflict, and climate shocks. The Regional Economic Memorandum provides an in-depth analysis of the potential and impediments in regional integration to promote socio-economic […]
