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Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy for Sudan Reviewed and Validated by Stakeholders
Introduction The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises to create…
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IGAD and FAO Alert Countries in Eastern Africa to Remain Vigilant for Rift Valley Fever
Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an endemic vector-borne zoonotic disease that represents a threat to human health, animal health and livestock production in the eastern…
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Camel Resources Management Regional Strategy for IGAD Region Validated by Stakeholders
Background IGAD region is home to about 21 million camels (60% of the world population) which dwell in arid and semi-arid land…
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Launch of Ethiopia-Somalia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program
Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening…
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Launch of Djibouti-Ethiopia Cross-border Collaboration, Governance Structures and Development of Harmonized Surveillance and Vaccination Program
Several OIE listed transboundary animal diseases (TADs) or diseases that easily spread from one country to another continue to spread within the IGAD region threatening…
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Regional Meeting to Review Status and Enhance Collaboration for the Control & Eradication of Tsetse Flies and Trypanosomiasis in IGAD Region
Trypanosomiasis is a disease complex that poses a major constraint to sustainable agriculture in tsetse fly infested cross-border areas of the IGAD region. The disease…
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Regional Meeting to Review of Status of Community Animal Health Workers (CAHW)/Community Disease Reporters in IGAD Region
In the IGAD region, countries such as Ethiopia, Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Djibouti and Uganda recognize the services of CAHW particularly in pastoralist setting, where…
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Draft National AfCFTA Implementation Strategy for Ethiopia Reviewed and Validated by Stakeholders
Introduction The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was launched in 2018 and ratified in Niger in July 2019. The Agreement promises…
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Planning Meeting and Launching Synchronized Animal Vaccination Along Cross-border Areas of Ethiopia and Kenya for October Period
IGAD Centre for Pastoral Areas and Livestock Development (ICPALD) facilitated signing of bilateral memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ethiopia/Kenya in order to formally coordinate disease…
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Feed Inventory and Feed Balance Validation Workshop for Counties in High and Medium Rainfall Areas
Establishment of livestock feed security system in Kenya included the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries (MoLF) as well as other stakeholders in the feed…
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